perla

[ˈpɛrla]

/[ˈpɛrla]/ noun

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The verdict

“perla” is uncommon German (frequency #86,900 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,900
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Perle

Corpus desk

Index DE-perla · perla · German

perla · rank #86,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,900
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH penguins

Nearest frequency peer: penguins (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „perla“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „perla“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for perla
PropertyValue
Headwordperla
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɛrla]
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,900
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „perla“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.perlafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „penguins“ (#86,899), „pessimistische“ (#86,901), „pazifistischen“ (#86,898). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „perla“ bei #86,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perla is uncommon German at frequency #86,900 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɛrla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Perle".

Zero misspellings are on record for perla in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is perla, spelled P-E-R-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Perle

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how perla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Una perla è una struttura sferica costituita essenzialmente da carbonato di calcio in forma cristallina deposto in strati concentrici, e prodotta dai tessuti viventi dei molluschi.

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perla"?
"perla" is spelled P-E-R-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛrla].
What does "perla" mean?
As a noun, "perla" means: die Perle
How do you pronounce "perla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perla" is [ˈpɛrla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perla" come from?
"perla" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

passo#86,897Pfuhl#86,909Olfen#86,880Oboen#86,876

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list