periquito ondulado
[peɾiˈkit̪o õn̪d̪uˈlað̞o]
The verdict
“periquito ondulado” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (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 ondul...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | periquito ondulado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [peɾiˈkit̪o õn̪d̪uˈlað̞o] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “periquito ondulado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for periquito ondulado is 18 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾiˈkit̪o õn̪d̪uˈlað̞o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(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 ondul...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for periquito ondulado, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ondulado, spelled P-E-R-I-Q-U-I-T-O- -O-N-D-U-L-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1(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.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “periquito ondulado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-I-Q-U-I-T-O- -O-N-D-U-L-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peɾiˈkit̪o õn̪d̪uˈlað̞o] (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.