perjuicio

/[peɾˈxwisjo]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,422

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

perjuicio is aSpanishnoun. It means: Efecto de perjudicar (causar daño, detrimento o percance); efecto negativo. Pronounced [peɾˈxwisjo]. It ranks #8,422 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with prejuicio and perjuicios.

Key facts for perjuicio
PropertyValue
Headwordperjuicio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɾˈxwisjo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,422
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for perjuicio is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾˈxwisjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,422 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for perjuicio, with forms such as "eprjuicio", "pejruicio", and "perjiucio". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "prejuicio", "perjuicios", 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 perjuicio, spelled P-E-R-J-U-I-C-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Efecto de perjudicar (causar daño, detrimento o percance); efecto negativo.
  2. 2
    Menoscabo en la propiedad o patrimonio por el cual quien lo ha causado debe hacerse responsable o pagar indemnización.
  3. 3
    Pago o compensación para indemnizar por un perjuicio₂.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprjuicio,pejruicio,perjiucio,perjjuicio,perjuciio,perjuiccio,perjuicoi,perjuiico,perjuisio,perrjuicio,perujicio,pperjuicio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for perjuicio

Misspelling Variants of "perjuicio"

eprjuicio9pejruicio9perjiucio9perjjuicio10perjuciio9perjuiccio10perjuicoi9perjuiico9
Misspelling Variants of "perjuicio"

Frequency rank: #8,422 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perjuicio"?
"perjuicio" is spelled P-E-R-J-U-I-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾˈxwisjo].
What does "perjuicio" mean?
As a noun, "perjuicio" means: Efecto de perjudicar (causar daño, detrimento o percance); efecto negativo.
What words are commonly confused with "perjuicio"?
"perjuicio" is commonly confused with "prejuicio", "perjuicios". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perjuicio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perjuicio" is [peɾˈxwisjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perjuicio" come from?
"perjuicio" 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.