pérfido
[ˈpeɾfið̞o]
The verdict
“pérfido” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,857 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,857
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que falta a la fidelidad o lealtad que debe; traidor.
Corpus desk
Index ES-perfido · pérfido · Spanish
pérfido · rank #98,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,857
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH purificados
Nearest frequency peer: purificados (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “pérfido”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- pumpkin
pumpkin
1,147 corpus weight
- purificados
purificados
1,145 corpus weight
- pérfido
pérfido
1,144 corpus weight
- pólipo
pólipo
1,142 corpus weight
- quejabas
quejabas
1,141 corpus weight
- quillas
quillas
1,138 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pérfido” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pérfido |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpeɾfið̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #98,857 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pérfido” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pérfido is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,857 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpeɾfið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que falta a la fidelidad o lealtad que debe; traidor.".
pérfido has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pérfido, spelled P-É-R-F-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1Que falta a la fidelidad o lealtad que debe; traidor.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pérfido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
¿Pues qué diremos aun, vitoriosísimo Príncipe, sino que Dios es con vos, y en virtud vuestra e de la serenísima princesa Doña Isabel, Reina e Señora nuestra, quiere destruir e desolar la pérfida mahomética seta?
y después viene a matarle la espada infiel de la maldad autora, al Rey y amigos pérfida y traidora.
This word in other languages
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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