pisa

/[ˈpisa]/ verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,109

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pisa is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pisar. Pronounced [ˈpisa]. Often confused with pit and pus.

Key facts for pisa
PropertyValue
Headwordpisa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpisa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,109
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pisa is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpisa]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,109 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 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 pisa, with forms such as "ipsa", "pias", and "pissa". 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, "pit", "pus", "psi", 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 pisa, spelled P-I-S-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pisar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de pisar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipsa,pias,pissa,ppisa,psia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pisa

Misspelling Variants of "pisa"

ipsa4pias4pissa5ppisa5psia4
Misspelling Variants of "pisa"

Frequency rank: #11,109 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pisa"?
"pisa" is spelled P-I-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpisa].
What does "pisa" mean?
As a verb, "pisa" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pisar.
What words are commonly confused with "pisa"?
"pisa" is commonly confused with "pit", "pus", "psi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pisa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pisa" is [ˈpisa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pisa" come from?
"pisa" 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.