pipa
[ˈpipa]
The verdict
“pipa” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,217 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,217
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Utensilio para fumar, consistente en un cañón terminado en una cabeza hueca, en que se coloca el tabaco picado o material utilizado. Luego de encendido se chupa el humo por una boquilla que hay en ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pipa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpipa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #12,217 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pipa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pipa is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpipa]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,217 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pipa, with forms such as "ippa", "piap", and "pippa". 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, "PP", "pop", "pis", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pipa, spelled P-I-P-A.
Definition
- 1Utensilio para fumar, consistente en un cañón terminado en una cabeza hueca, en que se coloca el tabaco picado o material utilizado. Luego de encendido se chupa el humo por una boquilla que hay en el extremo opuesto.
- 2Tonel o candiota que sirve para transportar o guardar vino u otros licores.
- 3Lengüeta de las chirimías, por donde se echa el aire.
- 4Aparato que se coloca en la boquilla de las bombas, granadas o torpedos y sirve para dar fuego a su carga.
- 5Flautilla que suelen hacer los muchachos con cañas de alcacer.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ippa,piap,pippa,ppia,ppipa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pipa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “pipa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-P-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpipa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “PP” - see the side-by-side comparison. pipa vs PP
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.