pira

[ˈpiɾa]

/[ˈpiɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“pira” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,006. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,006
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hoguera en que antiguamente se quemaban los cuerpos de los difuntos y las víctimas de los sacrificios.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pira · pira · Spanish

pira · rank #41,006 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,006
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pinares

Nearest frequency peer: pinares (-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 “pira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pira” 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).

pira vs por
50% similar
pira vs pro
50% similar
pira vs pri
50% similar

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

Key facts for pira
PropertyValue
Headwordpira
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpiɾa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#41,006
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pira”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).piracae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pinares” (#41,005), “piazza” (#41,004), “pliegue” (#41,008). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pira” va en #41,006. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around pira (IPA [ˈpiɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,006 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pira, with forms such as "ipra", "piar", and "pirra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "por", "pro", "pri", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pira, spelled P-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hoguera en que antiguamente se quemaban los cuerpos de los difuntos y las víctimas de los sacrificios.
  2. 2
    Hoguera.
  3. 3
    Punta (figura triangular).

This word in other languages

bûcher(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipra
  • piar
  • pirra
  • ppira
  • pria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pira - 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.

ipra2piar2pirra1ppira1pria2
Edit distance from "pira"

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 "pira"?
"pira" is spelled P-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpiɾa].
What does "pira" mean?
As a noun, "pira" means: Hoguera en que antiguamente se quemaban los cuerpos de los difuntos y las víctimas de los sacrificios.
What words are commonly confused with "pira"?
"pira" is commonly confused with "por", "pro", "pri". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pira" is [ˈpiɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pira" come from?
"pira" 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 "pira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plug#41,009nini#40,975miki#40,958Rome#41,057

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list