pillow

/ˈpɪl.əʊ/

//ˈpɪl.əʊ// noun

The verdict

“pillow” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,396 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,396
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Almohada.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pillow · pillow · Spanish

pillow · rank #93,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,396
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH piloteando

Nearest frequency peer: piloteando (+2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “pillow”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pillow” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pillow
PropertyValue
Headwordpillow
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɪl.əʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,396
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pillow” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pillowcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “piloteando” (#93,398), “persistieron” (#93,392), “pisoteen” (#93,400). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pillow” va en #93,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pillow is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,396 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɪl.əʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Almohada.".

pillow has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 pillow, spelled P-I-L-L-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Almohada.

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 "pillow"?
"pillow" is spelled P-I-L-L-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɪl.əʊ/.
What does "pillow" mean?
As a noun, "pillow" means: Almohada.
How do you pronounce "pillow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pillow" is /ˈpɪl.əʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pillow" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list