pillar

[piˈʝaɾ]

/[piˈʝaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“pillar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,042
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tomar o coger para sí lo que es propiedad de otros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pillar · pillar · Spanish

pillar · rank #18,042 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,042
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH Philippe

Nearest frequency peer: Philippe (-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 “pillar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pillar” 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).

pillar vs polla
67% similar
pillar vs piola
67% similar
pillar vs polar
67% similar

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

Key facts for pillar
PropertyValue
Headwordpillar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[piˈʝaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,042
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pillar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pillarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Philippe” (#18,041), “pintando” (#18,043), “pesimismo” (#18,040). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pillar” va en #18,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pillar (IPA [piˈʝaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,042 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pillar, with forms such as "ipllar", "pilalr", and "pillarr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "polla", "piola", "polar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pillar, spelled P-I-L-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tomar o coger para sí lo que es propiedad de otros.
  2. 2
    Descubrir o sorprender a personas o animales cometiendo un acto ilícito, secreto o delictivo.
  3. 3
    Asir, sujetar, agarrar o aprehender una cosa, animal o persona, especialmente después de perseguirlos.
  4. 4
    Golpear, alcanzar o atropellar algo o a alguien de modo accidental, súbito o inesperado, o como parte de un movimiento para hacer otra cosa.
  5. 5
    Causarle a alguien algo, generalmente negativo, de modo súbito o inesperado.
  6. 6
    Contraer una enfermedad contagiosa, comenzar a sufrir cierta condición o estado, generalmente negativos.
  7. 7
    Encontrar o hallar a una persona o animal en cierto ánimo, temple o situación.
  8. 8
    Apostar o jugar dinero haciendo trampa.
  9. 9
    Entender algo, por ej. un chiste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pillar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Los pillé besándose en la sala.
  2. Corre, que te pilla el toro.

Synonyms

hurtarrobarcogersorprendercoger

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipllar
  • pilalr
  • pillarr
  • pillra
  • plilar
  • ppillar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ipllar2pilalr2pillarr1pillra2plilar2ppillar1
Edit distance from "pillar"

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 "pillar"?
"pillar" is spelled P-I-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈʝaɾ].
What does "pillar" mean?
As a verb, "pillar" means: Tomar o coger para sí lo que es propiedad de otros.
What words are commonly confused with "pillar"?
"pillar" is commonly confused with "polla", "piola", "polar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pillar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pillar" is [piˈʝaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pillar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

portar#18,045puerco#18,055Moyano#18,025Merino#18,023

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

font6 variantsdong6 variantschin6 variantscoros6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list