piyama

[piˈʝama]

/[piˈʝama]/ noun

The verdict

“piyama” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prenda de ropa usada para dormir, generalmente formada por dos piezas, blusa y pantalón, o por una sola.

Key facts for piyama
PropertyValue
Headwordpiyama
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈʝama]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “piyama” sits in Spanish frequency

piyama falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

piyama is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [piˈʝama]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prenda de ropa usada para dormir, generalmente formada por dos piezas, blusa y pantalón, o por una sola.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for piyama, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is piyama, spelled P-I-Y-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda de ropa usada para dormir, generalmente formada por dos piezas, blusa y pantalón, o por una sola.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piyama"?
"piyama" is spelled P-I-Y-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈʝama].
What does "piyama" mean?
As a noun, "piyama" means: Prenda de ropa usada para dormir, generalmente formada por dos piezas, blusa y pantalón, o por una sola.
How do you pronounce "piyama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piyama" is [piˈʝama]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piyama" come from?
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Using “piyama”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-Y-A-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [piˈʝama] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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