piragüismo

[piɾaˈɣ̞wismo]

/[piɾaˈɣ̞wismo]/ noun

The verdict

“piragüismo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #56,554 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,554
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Competencia de dos o más piraguas

Key facts for piragüismo
PropertyValue
Headwordpiragüismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piɾaˈɣ̞wismo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,554
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “piragüismo” 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). piragüismo lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for piragüismo is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [piɾaˈɣ̞wismo]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,554 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Competencia de dos o más piraguas".

piragüismo has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is piragüismo, spelled P-I-R-A-G-Ü-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Competencia de dos o más piraguas

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 "piragüismo"?
"piragüismo" is spelled P-I-R-A-G-Ü-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [piɾaˈɣ̞wismo].
What does "piragüismo" mean?
As a noun, "piragüismo" means: Competencia de dos o más piraguas
How do you pronounce "piragüismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piragüismo" is [piɾaˈɣ̞wismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piragüismo" come from?
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Using “piragüismo”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-R-A-G-Ü-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [piɾaˈɣ̞wismo] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list