pernil

[peɾˈnil]

/[peɾˈnil]/ noun

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The verdict

“pernil” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,080 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,080
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anca y muslo del animal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pernil · pernil · Spanish

pernil · rank #86,080 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,080
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH perjudicaron

Nearest frequency peer: perjudicaron (-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 “pernil”

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 “pernil” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pernil
PropertyValue
Headwordpernil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɾˈnil]
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pernil” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pernilcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “perjudicaron” (#86,079), “perecedero” (#86,078), “persistido” (#86,082). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pernil” va en #86,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pernil is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,080 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peɾˈnil]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

pernil has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pernil, spelled P-E-R-N-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anca y muslo del animal.
  2. 2
    Por antonomasia, el muslo del puerco.
  3. 3
    Parte del calzón o pantalón que cubre cada pierna.

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 "pernil"?
"pernil" is spelled P-E-R-N-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾˈnil].
What does "pernil" mean?
As a noun, "pernil" means: Anca y muslo del animal.
How do you pronounce "pernil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pernil" is [peɾˈnil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pernil" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pichis#86,090pidgin#86,091Olguín#86,044Olarte#86,043

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list