percutor

[peɾkuˈt̪oɾ]

/[peɾkuˈt̪oɾ]/ adj

The verdict

“percutor” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,517 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,517
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que percute, golpea repetidamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-percutor · percutor · Spanish

percutor · rank #78,517 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,517
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH perdigón

Nearest frequency peer: perdigón (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “percutor”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “percutor” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for percutor
PropertyValue
Headwordpercutor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[peɾkuˈt̪oɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,517
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “percutor” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.percutorcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “perdigón” (#78,518), “pelillos” (#78,515), “peligran” (#78,514). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “percutor” va en #78,517. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

percutor is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,517 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [peɾkuˈt̪oɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que percute, golpea repetidamente.".

percutor doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is percutor, spelled P-E-R-C-U-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que percute, golpea repetidamente.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "percutor"?
"percutor" is spelled P-E-R-C-U-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾkuˈt̪oɾ].
What does "percutor" mean?
As an adjective, "percutor" means: Que percute, golpea repetidamente.
How do you pronounce "percutor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "percutor" is [peɾkuˈt̪oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "percutor" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list