pileta

[piˈlet̪a]

/[piˈlet̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“pileta” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,451. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,451
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza cóncava y pequeña de piedra o material similar que se usaba en algunas casas para depositar agua bendita.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pileta · pileta · Spanish

pileta · rank #15,451 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,451
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pioneros

Nearest frequency peer: pioneros (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pileta”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pileta” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pileta vs pita
67% similar
pileta vs plata
67% similar
pileta vs pista
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pileta
PropertyValue
Headwordpileta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈlet̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,451
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pileta”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.piletacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pioneros” (#15,452), “pestañas” (#15,448), “populismo” (#15,454). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pileta” va en #15,451. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pileta (IPA [piˈlet̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,451 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pileta, with forms such as "ipleta", "pielta", and "pileat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pita", "plata", "pista", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pileta, spelled P-I-L-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza cóncava y pequeña de piedra o material similar que se usaba en algunas casas para depositar agua bendita.
  2. 2
    Receptáculo fijo doméstico, de piedra o material similar, donde cae o se deposita el agua para diversos usos, especialmente en baños, cocinas y lavaderos.
  3. 3
    Lugar donde se deposita agua para dar de beber al ganado, como un estanque, un lago, un paraje de río, etc.
  4. 4
    Estanque construido con el propósito de nadar, bañarse o recrearse dentro del agua.
  5. 5
    Sitio en que se recogen las aguas dentro de las minas.

Synonyms

abrevaderoaguaderobebedero

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipleta
  • pielta
  • pileat
  • piletta
  • pilleta
  • piltea
  • plieta
  • ppileta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pileta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipleta2pielta2pileat2piletta1pilleta1piltea2plieta2ppileta1
Edit distance from "pileta"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pileta"?
"pileta" is spelled P-I-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈlet̪a].
What does "pileta" mean?
As a noun, "pileta" means: Pieza cóncava y pequeña de piedra o material similar que se usaba en algunas casas para depositar agua bendita.
What words are commonly confused with "pileta"?
"pileta" is commonly confused with "pita", "plata", "pista". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pileta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pileta" is [piˈlet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pileta" come from?
"pileta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pileta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pereza#15,447pagaba#15,437Nathan#15,427mítico#15,426

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

recurre8 variantsnotario8 variantssaliva8 variantsMelissa8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list