pilón

[piˈlõn]

/[piˈlõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“pilón” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,991. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,991
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Receptáculo de piedra, que se construye en las fuentes para que, cayendo el agua en él, sirva de abrevadero, de lavadero o para otros usos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pilon · pilón · Spanish

pilón · rank #47,991 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,991
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pitón

Nearest frequency peer: pitón (+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 “pilón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pilón” 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).

pilón vs pon
40% similar
pilón vs pío
20% similar
pilón vs pin
60% similar

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

Key facts for pilón
PropertyValue
Headwordpilón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈlõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#47,991
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pilón”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pitón” (#47,992), “petardo” (#47,988), “plancton” (#47,994). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pilón” va en #47,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pilón (IPA [piˈlõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,991 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pilón, with forms such as "iplón", "pillón", and "pilnó". 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, "pon", "pío", "pin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is pilón, spelled P-I-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Receptáculo de piedra, que se construye en las fuentes para que, cayendo el agua en él, sirva de abrevadero, de lavadero o para otros usos.
  2. 2
    Especie de mortero de madera o de metal, que sirve para majar granos u otras cosas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iplón
  • pillón
  • pilnó
  • pilónn
  • pióln
  • plión
  • ppilón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pilón - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iplón2pillón1pilnó2pilónn1pióln2plión2ppilón1
Edit distance from "pilón"

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 "pilón"?
"pilón" is spelled P-I-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈlõn].
What does "pilón" mean?
As a noun, "pilón" means: Receptáculo de piedra, que se construye en las fuentes para que, cayendo el agua en él, sirva de abrevadero, de lavadero o para otros usos.
What words are commonly confused with "pilón"?
"pilón" is commonly confused with "pon", "pío", "pin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pilón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pilón" is [piˈlõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pilón" come from?
"pilón" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pitón#47,992potes#48,003pozas#48,004pacta#47,977

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

odiada7 variantsnecia7 variantsLanas7 variantshidden7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list