periclitar
[peɾikliˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“periclitar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estar o correr algún peligro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-periclitar · periclitar · Spanish
periclitar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | periclitar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [peɾikliˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “periclitar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
periclitar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [peɾikliˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for periclitar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is periclitar, spelled P-E-R-I-C-L-I-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Estar o correr algún peligro.
- 2Decaer, declinar. Se dice de algo que después de haber llegado a su apogeo, inicia su decadencia.
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.