piragua

[piˈɾaɣ̞wa]

/[piˈɾaɣ̞wa]/ noun

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The verdict

“piragua” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,827 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,827
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Embarcación hecha de madera u otros elementos vegetales, estrecha y de poco calado, normalmente de una sola pieza, que se propulsa a remo o vela. Es propia de los indígenas americanos y de los nati...

Key facts for piragua
PropertyValue
Headwordpiragua
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈɾaɣ̞wa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,827
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “piragua” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). piragua lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

piragua is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,827 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [piˈɾaɣ̞wa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for piragua in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is piragua, spelled P-I-R-A-G-U-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Embarcación hecha de madera u otros elementos vegetales, estrecha y de poco calado, normalmente de una sola pieza, que se propulsa a remo o vela. Es propia de los indígenas americanos y de los nativos de Oceanía.
  2. 2
    Embarcación de una sola pieza, alargada, de poco calado e impulsada solo por remos, de uso deportivo.
  3. 3
    Refresco de fruta con hielo finamente picado o granizado.
  4. 4
    (Anthurium scandens Engl) Planta epífita de la familia de las Aráceas.
  5. 5
    (Monstera pertusa)Planta parásita de la familia de las Aráceas que ataca las plantaciones de cacao.

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 "piragua"?
"piragua" is spelled P-I-R-A-G-U-A. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈɾaɣ̞wa].
What does "piragua" mean?
As a noun, "piragua" means: Embarcación hecha de madera u otros elementos vegetales, estrecha y de poco calado, normalmente de una sola pieza, que se propulsa a remo o vela. Es propia de los indígenas americanos y de los nati...
How do you pronounce "piragua"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piragua" is [piˈɾaɣ̞wa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piragua" come from?
"piragua" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “piragua”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-R-A-G-U-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [piˈɾaɣ̞wa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list