perinatal
[peɾinaˈt̪al]
The verdict
“perinatal” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #80,376 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #80,376
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que es inmediatamente anterior o posterior al momento del nacimiento, sea durante la gestación o durante y poco después del parto.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perinatal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [peɾinaˈt̪al] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #80,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perinatal” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for perinatal is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾinaˈt̪al]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,376 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que es inmediatamente anterior o posterior al momento del nacimiento, sea durante la gestación o durante y poco después del parto.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for perinatal, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is perinatal, spelled P-E-R-I-N-A-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Que es inmediatamente anterior o posterior al momento del nacimiento, sea durante la gestación o durante y poco después del parto.
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.
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Using “perinatal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-I-N-A-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peɾinaˈt̪al] (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.