perforando
[peɾfoˈɾãn̪d̪o]
The verdict
“perforando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,525 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,525
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerundio de perforar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-perforando · perforando · Spanish
perforando · rank #70,525 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,525
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 48,357
- PHOTO-FINISH perfilado
Nearest frequency peer: perfilado (-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 “perforando”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- percal
percal
29,479 corpus weight
- perfilado
perfilado
29,477 corpus weight
- perforando
perforando
29,476 corpus weight
- perpetuamen…
perpetuamente
29,475 corpus weight
- pesen
pesen
29,474 corpus weight
- piedrita
piedrita
29,472 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “perforando” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perforando |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [peɾfoˈɾãn̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #70,525 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perforando” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
perforando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,525 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [peɾfoˈɾãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de perforar.".
perforando doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is perforando, spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-A-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1Gerundio de perforar.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perforando", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.