pillar

/[piˈʝaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,042

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pillar is aSpanishverb. It means: Tomar o coger para sí lo que es propiedad de otros. Pronounced [piˈʝaɾ]. Often confused with polla and piola.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pillar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pillar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [piˈʝaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,042 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for pillar, with forms such as "ipllar", "pilalr", and "pillarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "polla", "piola", "polar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pillar, spelled P-I-L-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipllar,pilalr,pillarr,pillra,plilar,ppillar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pillar

Misspelling Variants of "pillar"

ipllar6pilalr6pillarr7pillra6plilar6ppillar7
Misspelling Variants of "pillar"

Frequency rank: #18,042 in Spanish

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?
"pillar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.