perfilaba

[peɾfiˈlaβ̞a]

/[peɾfiˈlaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“perfilaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,433 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,433
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de perfilar o de perfilarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perfilaba · perfilaba · Spanish

perfilaba · rank #79,433 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,433
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH perfeccionada

Nearest frequency peer: perfeccionada (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “perfilaba”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “perfilaba” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for perfilaba
PropertyValue
Headwordperfilaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾfiˈlaβ̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,433
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “perfilaba” en la frecuencia del español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).perfilabacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “perfeccionada” (#79,432), “Perpiñán” (#79,434), “Perelló” (#79,431). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perfilaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,433 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [peɾfiˈlaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for perfilaba, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 perfilaba, spelled P-E-R-F-I-L-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de perfilar o de perfilarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de perfilar o de perfilarse.

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 "perfilaba"?
"perfilaba" is spelled P-E-R-F-I-L-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾfiˈlaβ̞a].
What does "perfilaba" mean?
As a verb, "perfilaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de perfilar o de perfilarse.
How do you pronounce "perfilaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perfilaba" is [peɾfiˈlaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perfilaba" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list