perca
[ˈpeɾka]
The verdict
“perca” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Percidae) Cualquiera de los peces teleósteos de agua dulce de la familia Percidae.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpeɾka] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perca” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for perca is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpeɾka]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for perca in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is perca, spelled P-E-R-C-A.
Definition
- 1(Percidae) Cualquiera de los peces teleósteos de agua dulce de la familia Percidae.
- 2(Perca fluviatilis) Pez teleósteo de río, del suborden de los acantopterigios, que llega a tener sesenta centímetros de largo, de cuerpo oblongo, cubierto de escamas duras y ásperas, verdoso en el lomo, plateado en el vientre y dorado con seis o siete fajas negruzcas en los costados. Es comestible, aunque generalmente es menos apreciado que el salmón al ser un pez rastrero.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “perca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpeɾka] (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.