perniciosa

[peɾniˈsjosa]

/[peɾniˈsjosa]/ adj

The verdict

“perniciosa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,805 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,805
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de pernicioso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perniciosa · perniciosa · Spanish

perniciosa · rank #55,805 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,805
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pericias

Nearest frequency peer: pericias (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “perniciosa”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “perniciosa” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for perniciosa
PropertyValue
Headwordperniciosa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[peɾniˈsjosa]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,805
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “perniciosa” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).perniciosacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pericias” (#55,804), “perpetrada” (#55,806), “pereció” (#55,803). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “perniciosa” va en #55,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perniciosa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,805 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [peɾniˈsjosa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de pernicioso.".

Zero misspellings are on record for perniciosa in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is perniciosa, spelled P-E-R-N-I-C-I-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de pernicioso.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perniciosa"?
"perniciosa" is spelled P-E-R-N-I-C-I-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾniˈsjosa].
What does "perniciosa" mean?
As an adjective, "perniciosa" means: Forma del femenino de pernicioso.
How do you pronounce "perniciosa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perniciosa" is [peɾniˈsjosa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perniciosa" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perniciosa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list