pillarse
[piˈʝaɾse]
The verdict
“pillarse” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Golpearse o hacerse daño de modo accidental, súbito o inesperado, o como parte de un movimiento para hacer otra cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pillarse · pillarse · Spanish
pillarse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pillarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [piˈʝaɾse] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pillarse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pillarse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [piˈʝaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
pillarse has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is pillarse, spelled P-I-L-L-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Golpearse o hacerse daño de modo accidental, súbito o inesperado, o como parte de un movimiento para hacer otra cosa.
- 2Llegar un estado o experimentar una condición de modo inesperado o no planeado.
- 3Tomar, agarrar, coger o encontrar algo, generalmente de modo casual.
- 4Observar, ver, percibir o notar algo con la vista o el entendimiento.
- 5Verse, reunirse o encontrarse dos o más a personas.
- 6Descubrirse o sorprenderse a sí mismo haciendo o pensando algo insospechado o reprobable.
- 7Sentir fuerte atracción u obsesión por alguien de tipo romántico o erótico.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pillarse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cuando nos pillamos un dedo con el martillo, solemos descargar nuestra ira sobre el martillo, tirándolo.
Lo estábamos celebrando en la plaza de la Constitución, pero nos pillamos tal borrachera que no pudo estrenar el coche.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.