perdiz

/[peɾˈð̞is]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,500

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

perdiz is aSpanishnoun. It means: 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. Pronounced [peɾˈð̞is]. Often confused with Pérez and perdón.

Key facts for perdiz
PropertyValue
Headwordperdiz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɾˈð̞is]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,500
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of perdiz in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for perdiz is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for perdiz, with forms such as "eprdiz", "pedriz", and "perddiz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is perdiz, spelled P-E-R-D-I-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Carne 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for perdiz

Misspelling Variants of "perdiz"

eprdiz6pedriz6perddiz7perdizz7perdzi6peridz6perrdiz7pperdiz7
Misspelling Variants of "perdiz"

Frequency rank: #28,500 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perdiz"?
"perdiz" is spelled P-E-R-D-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾˈð̞is].
What does "perdiz" mean?
As a noun, "perdiz" means: 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.
What words are commonly confused with "perdiz"?
"perdiz" is commonly confused with "Pérez", "perdón", "perfil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perdiz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perdiz" is [peɾˈð̞is]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perdiz" come from?
"perdiz" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.