perdiz
[peɾˈð̞is]
The verdict
“perdiz” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,500 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,500
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquiera de numerosas aves de las familias de los faisánidos y tinámidos, de tamaño mediano, hábitos terrestres y alimentación a base de insectos y semillas, apreciadas como caza menor.
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 | perdiz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peɾˈð̞is] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #28,500 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perdiz” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for perdiz is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾˈð̞is]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,500 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for perdiz, with forms such as "eprdiz", "pedriz", and "perddiz". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Pérez", "perdón", "perfil", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is perdiz, spelled P-E-R-D-I-Z.
Definition
- 1Cualquiera de numerosas aves de las familias de los faisánidos y tinámidos, de tamaño mediano, hábitos terrestres y alimentación a base de insectos y semillas, apreciadas como caza menor.
- 2Carne de la perdiz₁ empleada como alimento.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprdiz,pedriz,perddiz,perdizz,perdzi,peridz,perrdiz,pperdiz,prediz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perdiz - 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 “perdiz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-D-I-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peɾˈð̞is] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Pérez” - see the side-by-side comparison. perdiz vs Pérez
- 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.