peregrinar

[peɾeɣ̞ɾiˈnaɾ]

/[peɾeɣ̞ɾiˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“peregrinar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #64,081 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#64,081
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Realizar un gran camino, normalmente a pie, a un lugar santo de alguna religión, como señal de devoción hacia su fe, penitencia, o para pedir algún favor a la providencia.

Key facts for peregrinar
PropertyValue
Headwordperegrinar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾeɣ̞ɾiˈnaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,081
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “peregrinar” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). peregrinar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for peregrinar is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾeɣ̞ɾiˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,081 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Realizar un gran camino, normalmente a pie, a un lugar santo de alguna religión, como señal de devoción hacia su fe, penitencia, o para pedir algún favor a la providencia.".

peregrinar has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is peregrinar, spelled P-E-R-E-G-R-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Realizar un gran camino, normalmente a pie, a un lugar santo de alguna religión, como señal de devoción hacia su fe, penitencia, o para pedir algún favor a la providencia.

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 "peregrinar"?
"peregrinar" is spelled P-E-R-E-G-R-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾeɣ̞ɾiˈnaɾ].
What does "peregrinar" mean?
As a verb, "peregrinar" means: Realizar un gran camino, normalmente a pie, a un lugar santo de alguna religión, como señal de devoción hacia su fe, penitencia, o para pedir algún favor a la providencia.
How do you pronounce "peregrinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peregrinar" is [peɾeɣ̞ɾiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peregrinar" come from?
"peregrinar" 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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Using “peregrinar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-E-G-R-I-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [peɾeɣ̞ɾiˈnaɾ] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list