perdiz

[peɾˈð̞is]

/[peɾˈð̞is]/ noun

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The verdict

“perdiz” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,500
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perdiz · perdiz · Spanish

perdiz · rank #28,500 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,500
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH permanecerán

Nearest frequency peer: permanecerán (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “perdiz”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “perdiz” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

perdiz vs Pérez
33% similar
perdiz vs perdón
67% similar
perdiz vs perfil
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “perdiz”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.perdizcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “permanecerán” (#28,501), “Peláez” (#28,498), “peleo” (#28,497). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “perdiz” va en #28,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around perdiz (IPA [peɾˈð̞is]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,500 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Como vemos que muchas aues y fieras bestias con sola musica se caçan: como leemos que en Siria y en otras prouinçias se cara el vnicornio con instrumentos de vihuelas y organos: y vienen muy mansos a se subjectar al caçador. Y la perdiz viene a caer en el lazo emborrachada del dulçor de vna çençerra que trae vn boheçuelo al pescueço.
  2. Ni menos a la mesa de Alejandro Severo y Tácito, si no era el día de su nascimiento por solemne fiesta, no se ponía perdiz ni faisán a su mesa.

This word in other languages

partridge(English)perdrix(Français)Rebhuhn(Deutsch)

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.

eprdiz2pedriz2perddiz1perdizz1perdzi2peridz2perrdiz1pperdiz1
Edit distance from "perdiz"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Peláez#28,498person#28,504prendo#28,517ojitos#28,482

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

oleadas9 variantsOkinawa9 variantsnéctar9 variantsquimera9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list