perezoso

[peɾeˈsoso]

/[peɾeˈsoso]/ adj

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The verdict

“perezoso” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,758. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,758
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que hace las cosas sin deseo de hacerlas, o no las hace por pereza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perezoso · perezoso · Spanish

perezoso · rank #25,758 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,758
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pensilvania

Nearest frequency peer: Pensilvania (-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 “perezoso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “perezoso” 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).

perezoso vs perezosos
89% similar
perezoso vs perezosa
88% similar

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

Key facts for perezoso
PropertyValue
Headwordperezoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[peɾeˈsoso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,758
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “perezoso”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Pensilvania” (#25,757), “perpetrado” (#25,759), “pelirroja” (#25,756). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “perezoso” va en #25,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around perezoso (IPA [peɾeˈsoso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,758 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for perezoso, with forms such as "eprezoso", "peerzoso", and "pereozso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "perezosos", "perezosa", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 perezoso, spelled P-E-R-E-Z-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que hace las cosas sin deseo de hacerlas, o no las hace por pereza.
  2. 2
    Que le gusta mucho dormir y se levanta de la cama con pocas ganas.
  3. 3
    Que se toma más tiempo del necesario en hacer las cosas.

Synonyms

dormilónlentotardo

This word in other languages

lazy(English)paresseux(Français)faul(Deutsch)preguiçoso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprezoso
  • peerzoso
  • pereozso
  • perezoos
  • perezosso
  • perezsoo
  • perezzoso
  • perrezoso
  • perzeoso
  • pperezoso
  • preezoso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perezoso - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eprezoso2peerzoso2pereozso2perezoos2perezosso1perezsoo2perezzoso1perrezoso1
Edit distance from "perezoso"

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 "perezoso"?
"perezoso" is spelled P-E-R-E-Z-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾeˈsoso].
What does "perezoso" mean?
As an adjective, "perezoso" means: Que hace las cosas sin deseo de hacerlas, o no las hace por pereza.
What words are commonly confused with "perezoso"?
"perezoso" is commonly confused with "perezosos", "perezosa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perezoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perezoso" is [peɾeˈsoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perezoso" come from?
"perezoso" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pedófilo#25,755pasarían#25,753pasajera#25,752originan#25,747

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

pelirroja11 variantspintaba11 variantsprecede11 variantsprefiera11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list