perjudicar

/[peɾxuð̞iˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,312

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

perjudicar is aSpanishverb. It means: Afectar de manera negativa, causar daño, ocasionar detrimento o percance. Pronounced [peɾxuð̞iˈkaɾ]. Often confused with perjudicial and perjudica.

Key facts for perjudicar
PropertyValue
Headwordperjudicar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾxuð̞iˈkaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,312
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for perjudicar is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾxuð̞iˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,312 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Afectar de manera negativa, causar daño, ocasionar detrimento o percance.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for perjudicar, with forms such as "eprjudicar", "pejrudicar", and "perjduicar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "perjudicial", "perjudica", "perjudican", 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 perjudicar, spelled P-E-R-J-U-D-I-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Afectar de manera negativa, causar daño, ocasionar detrimento o percance.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprjudicar,pejrudicar,perjduicar,perjjudicar,perjudciar,perjuddicar,perjudiacr,perjudicarr,perjudiccar,perjudicra,perjuidcar,perrjudicar,perujdicar,pperjudicar,prejudicar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for perjudicar

Misspelling Variants of "perjudicar"

eprjudicar10pejrudicar10perjduicar10perjjudicar11perjudciar10perjuddicar11perjudiacr10perjudicarr11
Misspelling Variants of "perjudicar"

Frequency rank: #13,312 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perjudicar"?
"perjudicar" is spelled P-E-R-J-U-D-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾxuð̞iˈkaɾ].
What does "perjudicar" mean?
As a verb, "perjudicar" means: Afectar de manera negativa, causar daño, ocasionar detrimento o percance.
What words are commonly confused with "perjudicar"?
"perjudicar" is commonly confused with "perjudicial", "perjudica", "perjudican". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perjudicar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perjudicar" is [peɾxuð̞iˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perjudicar" come from?
"perjudicar" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.