perito
Spanish, noun
perito is spelled P-E-R-I-T-O (6 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,055th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “expert” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of peritar. With an accent, peritó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of peritar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que por poseer conocimientos técnicos en una ciencia, arte u oficio determinado, es llamado para…”.
What does perito mean in English?
adjective
- 1
expert
- 2
experienced
noun
- 1
masculineexpert
noun
- 1
masculineellipsis of perito judicial (“expert witness”)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of peritar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of peritar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que posee experiencia y habilidad en una disciplina.
noun: 1. Persona que por poseer conocimientos técnicos en una ciencia, arte u oficio determinado, es llamado para declarar ante un tribunal, brindando opiniones significativas para la resolución de un juicio (peritaje).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of perito
- perita feminine
- peritos masculine plural
- peritas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to perito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perito in Spanish?
perito appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).