perillas

[peˈɾiʝas]

/[peˈɾiʝas]/ noun

The verdict

“perillas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,942 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,942
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de perilla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perillas · perillas · Spanish

perillas · rank #73,942 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,942
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pequeñísimo

Nearest frequency peer: pequeñísimo (-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 “perillas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “perillas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for perillas
PropertyValue
Headwordperillas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈɾiʝas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,942
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “perillas” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).perillascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pequeñísimo” (#73,941), “pequeñín” (#73,940), “pelícanos” (#73,938). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “perillas” va en #73,942. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perillas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,942 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈɾiʝas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de perilla.".

No misspelling variants are generated for perillas in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is perillas, spelled P-E-R-I-L-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de perilla.

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 "perillas"?
"perillas" is spelled P-E-R-I-L-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈɾiʝas].
What does "perillas" mean?
As a noun, "perillas" means: Forma del plural de perilla.
How do you pronounce "perillas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perillas" is [peˈɾiʝas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perillas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perillas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list