perezosa
[peɾeˈsosa]
The verdict
“perezosa” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #43,770 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #43,770
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hembra del perezoso (mamífero neotropical placentario).
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 | perezosa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peɾeˈsosa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #43,770 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perezosa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for perezosa is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾeˈsosa]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,770 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 generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for perezosa, with forms such as "eprezosa", "peerzosa", and "pereozsa". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "perezoso", "perezosos", "pereza", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is perezosa, spelled P-E-R-E-Z-O-S-A.
Definition
- 1Hembra del perezoso (mamífero neotropical placentario).
- 2Silla destinada al ocio, de respaldo largo y que puede reclinarse, generalmente con ángulos muy abiertos.
- 3Mecedora (silla).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprezosa,peerzosa,pereozsa,perezoas,perezossa,perezsoa,perezzosa,perrezosa,perzeosa,pperezosa,preezosa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perezosa - 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 “perezosa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-E-Z-O-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peɾeˈsosa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “perezoso” - see the side-by-side comparison. perezosa vs perezoso
- 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.