periplo

/[peˈɾiplo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,330

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

periplo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Trayectoria o curso recorrido por una persona, por lo general comportando finalmente el regreso al origen. Pronounced [peˈɾiplo]. Often confused with perito and perico.

Key facts for periplo
PropertyValue
Headwordperiplo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈɾiplo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,330
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of periplo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for periplo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈɾiplo]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,330 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for periplo, with forms such as "epriplo", "peirplo", and "perilpo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "perito", "perico", "período", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is periplo, spelled P-E-R-I-P-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trayectoria o curso recorrido por una persona, por lo general comportando finalmente el regreso al origen.
  2. 2
    Recorrido náutico alrededor del mundo.
  3. 3
    Antiguamente, navegación que se hacia alrededor de un lugar o pasando por varios países.
  4. 4
    Obra que narra o recuenta un periplo en alguno de los sentidos precedentes.
  5. 5
    En la estrategia bélica naval de la Antigüedad, maniobra realizada por un flanco de una formación de trirremes, en la que superaban la línea presentada por el contrincante para atacar con el espolón las bordas de sus barcos.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epriplo,peirplo,perilpo,peripllo,peripol,peripplo,perpilo,perriplo,pperiplo,preiplo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for periplo

Misspelling Variants of "periplo"

epriplo7peirplo7perilpo7peripllo8peripol7peripplo8perpilo7perriplo8
Misspelling Variants of "periplo"

Frequency rank: #32,330 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "periplo"?
"periplo" is spelled P-E-R-I-P-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈɾiplo].
What does "periplo" mean?
As a noun, "periplo" means: Trayectoria o curso recorrido por una persona, por lo general comportando finalmente el regreso al origen.
What words are commonly confused with "periplo"?
"periplo" is commonly confused with "perito", "perico", "período". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "periplo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "periplo" is [peˈɾiplo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "periplo" come from?
"periplo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.