pipa

/[ˈpipa]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,217

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pipa is aSpanishnoun. It means: 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 ... Pronounced [ˈpipa]. Often confused with PP and pop.

Key facts for pipa
PropertyValue
Headwordpipa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpipa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,217
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pipa is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for pipa, with forms such as "ippa", "piap", and "pippa". 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, "PP", "pop", "pis", 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 pipa, spelled P-I-P-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    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 el extremo opuesto.
  2. 2
    Tonel o candiota que sirve para transportar o guardar vino u otros licores.
  3. 3
    Lengüeta de las chirimías, por donde se echa el aire.
  4. 4
    Aparato que se coloca en la boquilla de las bombas, granadas o torpedos y sirve para dar fuego a su carga.
  5. 5
    Flautilla que suelen hacer los muchachos con cañas de alcacer.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ippa,piap,pippa,ppia,ppipa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pipa

Misspelling Variants of "pipa"

ippa4piap4pippa5ppia4ppipa5
Misspelling Variants of "pipa"

Frequency rank: #12,217 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pipa"?
"pipa" is spelled P-I-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpipa].
What does "pipa" mean?
As a noun, "pipa" means: 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 ...
What words are commonly confused with "pipa"?
"pipa" is commonly confused with "PP", "pop", "pis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pipa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pipa" is [ˈpipa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pipa" come from?
"pipa" 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.