pizarra
[piˈsara]
The verdict
“pizarra” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,427 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,427
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Roca metamórfica homogénea formada por la compactación de arcillas. Se presenta generalmente en un color opaco azulado oscuro y dividida en lajas u hojas planas. Está formada a partir de rocas sedi...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pizarra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piˈsara] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,427 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pizarra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pizarra is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [piˈsara]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,427 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pizarra, with forms such as "ipzarra", "piazrra", and "pizara". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Pizarro", "pizarrón", "pizarras", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pizarra, spelled P-I-Z-A-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1Roca metamórfica homogénea formada por la compactación de arcillas. Se presenta generalmente en un color opaco azulado oscuro y dividida en lajas u hojas planas. Está formada a partir de rocas sedimentarias arcillosas.
- 2Trozo de esta roca preparado para usarlo como teja y en la construcción.
- 3Pieza de material plano y rígido, generalmente de forma rectangular, que se utiliza para escribir o dibujar con tiza, yeso u otro material similar.
- 4Superficie de escritura reutilizable en la cual el texto o figuras se realizan con tiza u otro tipo de rotuladores borrables.
- 5Conjunto de instrumentos e indicadores en vehículos (automóviles de turismo, camiones, motocicletas, etc.) que comprende instrumentos y tableros tales como el indicador de velocidad del vehículo, el tacómetro o contador de revoluciones, el indicador de temperatura de refrigerante y el indicador de combustible restante.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ipzarra,piazrra,pizara,pizarar,pizrara,pizzarra,ppizarra,pziarra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pizarra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “pizarra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-Z-A-R-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [piˈsara] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Pizarro” - see the side-by-side comparison. pizarra vs Pizarro
- 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.