perineo
[peɾiˈneo]
The verdict
“perineo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,930 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,930
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Región del cuerpo que media entre los genitales y el ano.
Corpus desk
Index ES-perineo · perineo · Spanish
perineo · rank #99,930 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,930
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 48,357
- PHOTO-FINISH persuadieron
Nearest frequency peer: persuadieron (+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 “perineo”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- pegadizos
pegadizos
80 corpus weight
- penalizados
penalizados
76 corpus weight
- perineo
perineo
71 corpus weight
- persuadieron
persuadieron
70 corpus weight
- perífrasis
perífrasis
68 corpus weight
- Pestalozzi
Pestalozzi
67 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “perineo” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perineo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peɾiˈneo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #99,930 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perineo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
perineo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,930 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peɾiˈneo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Región del cuerpo que media entre los genitales y el ano.".
perineo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is perineo, spelled P-E-R-I-N-E-O.
Definition
- 1Región del cuerpo que media entre los genitales y el ano.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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 "perineo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 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.