perejil

/[peɾeˈxil]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,170

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

perejil is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Petroselinum crispum) Planta herbácea, anual o bianual, de la familia de las apiáceas, nativa de la cuenca del Mediterráneo. Forma en su primer año una roseta basal sobre una raíz engrosada, y ech... Pronounced [peɾeˈxil]. Often confused with perfil.

Key facts for perejil
PropertyValue
Headwordperejil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɾeˈxil]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,170
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for perejil is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾeˈxil]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,170 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for perejil, with forms such as "eprejil", "peerjil", and "pereijl". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "perfil", 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 perejil, spelled P-E-R-E-J-I-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Petroselinum crispum) Planta herbácea, anual o bianual, de la familia de las apiáceas, nativa de la cuenca del Mediterráneo. Forma en su primer año una roseta basal sobre una raíz engrosada, y echa en el segundo un tallo erecto de hasta 75 cm de altura, con hojas glabras, bipinnadas, e inflorescencias en umbela de hasta 3 cm de diámetro y color verde. Se cultiva ampliamente por todo el mundo para su uso en gastronomía.
  2. 2
    Ornamento excesivamente vistoso o recargado, especialmente en una prenda de ropa.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, título u honorífico rimbombante que acostumbra usar una persona.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprejil,peerjil,pereijl,perejill,perejjil,perejli,perjeil,perrejil,pperejil,preejil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for perejil

Misspelling Variants of "perejil"

eprejil7peerjil7pereijl7perejill8perejjil8perejli7perjeil7perrejil8
Misspelling Variants of "perejil"

Frequency rank: #23,170 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perejil"?
"perejil" is spelled P-E-R-E-J-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾeˈxil].
What does "perejil" mean?
As a noun, "perejil" means: (Petroselinum crispum) Planta herbácea, anual o bianual, de la familia de las apiáceas, nativa de la cuenca del Mediterráneo. Forma en su primer año una roseta basal sobre una raíz engrosada, y ech...
What words are commonly confused with "perejil"?
"perejil" is commonly confused with "perfil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perejil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perejil" is [peɾeˈxil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perejil" come from?
"perejil" 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.