Perla
[ˈpeɾla]
The verdict
“Perla” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,700 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #9,700
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Perla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈpeɾla] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,700 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Perla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Perla is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpeɾla]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,700 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de mujer.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Perla, with forms such as "eprla", "pelra", and "perlla". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pero", "pura", "pila", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Perla, spelled P-E-R-L-A.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de mujer.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprla,pelra,perlla,perrla,pperla,prela
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Perla - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Perla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpeɾla] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pero” - see the side-by-side comparison. Perla vs pero
- 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.