periquito

[peɾiˈkit̪o]

/[peɾiˈkit̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“periquito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,245 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,245
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vela de juanete de sobremesana.

Corpus desk

Index ES-periquito · periquito · Spanish

periquito · rank #60,245 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,245
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH perestroika

Nearest frequency peer: perestroika (-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 “periquito”

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 “periquito” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for periquito
PropertyValue
Headwordperiquito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɾiˈkit̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,245
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “periquito” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).periquitocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “perestroika” (#60,244), “perdurará” (#60,243), “peroné” (#60,247). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “periquito” va en #60,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

periquito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,245 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peɾiˈkit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for periquito in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is periquito, spelled P-E-R-I-Q-U-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vela de juanete de sobremesana.
  2. 2
    Verga en la que se echa la vela de juanete de sobremesana.
  3. 3
    Mastelerillo para la vela de juanete de sobremesana.
  4. 4
    Hincha, forofo del R. C. D. Espanyol de Barcelona.
  5. 5
    (Melopsittacus undulatus) Mide algo menos que 19cm de la cabeza a la punta de la cola, y pesa alrededor de 35g. La variedad silvestre es la de color verde, con la cabeza amarilla y la espalda ondulada. Posee el pico curvado hacia abajo, dos dedos hacia delante y dos hacia atrás. Es uno de los pocos loros capaces de producir hermosos cantos para comunicarse.

Synonyms

pericopericopericopericocata australianaperiquito australianoperiquito onduladoperico

This word in other languages

perruche(Français)

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 "periquito"?
"periquito" is spelled P-E-R-I-Q-U-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾiˈkit̪o].
What does "periquito" mean?
As a noun, "periquito" means: Vela de juanete de sobremesana.
How do you pronounce "periquito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "periquito" is [peɾiˈkit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perdurará#60,243patinando#60,239plantamos#60,253otorgarán#60,224

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list