perjuro
[peɾˈxuɾo]
The verdict
“perjuro” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que jura en falso.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perjuro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [peɾˈxuɾo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perjuro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for perjuro is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾˈxuɾo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
perjuro has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is perjuro, spelled P-E-R-J-U-R-O.
Definition
- 1Que jura en falso.
- 2Que quebranta maliciosamente el juramento que ha hecho.
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 “perjuro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-J-U-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peɾˈxuɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.