perfumista
[peɾfuˈmist̪a]
The verdict
“perfumista” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que vende o elabora perfumes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perfumista |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peɾfuˈmist̪a] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perfumista” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for perfumista is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾfuˈmist̪a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Persona que vende o elabora perfumes.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for perfumista in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is perfumista, spelled P-E-R-F-U-M-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Persona que vende o elabora perfumes.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “perfumista”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-F-U-M-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peɾfuˈmist̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.