perfecta
[peɾˈfekt̪a]
The verdict
“perfecta” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,261 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,261
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de perfecto.
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 | perfecta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [peɾˈfekt̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,261 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perfecta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for perfecta is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾˈfekt̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,261 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino de perfecto.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for perfecta, with forms such as "eprfecta", "pefrecta", and "perefcta". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "perfecto", "perfectos", "perfectas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is perfecta, spelled P-E-R-F-E-C-T-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino de perfecto.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprfecta,pefrecta,perefcta,perfceta,perfecat,perfeccta,perfectta,perfetca,perffecta,perrfecta,pperfecta,prefecta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perfecta - 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.
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 “perfecta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-F-E-C-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peɾˈfekt̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “perfecto” - see the side-by-side comparison. perfecta vs perfecto
- 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.