pernoctar

[peɾnokˈt̪aɾ]

/[peɾnokˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“pernoctar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,049 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,049
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasar la noche en un lugar que no es el domicilio propio o el lugar habitual, y especialmente viajando.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pernoctar · pernoctar · Spanish

pernoctar · rank #61,049 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,049
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH peritajes

Nearest frequency peer: peritajes (-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 “pernoctar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pernoctar
PropertyValue
Headwordpernoctar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾnokˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,049
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pernoctar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pernoctarcae 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: “peritajes” (#61,048), “pervivencia” (#61,050), “periciales” (#61,047). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pernoctar” va en #61,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pernoctar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,049 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [peɾnokˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pasar la noche en un lugar que no es el domicilio propio o el lugar habitual, y especialmente viajando.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pernoctar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pernoctar, spelled P-E-R-N-O-C-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasar la noche en un lugar que no es el domicilio propio o el lugar habitual, y especialmente viajando.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pernoctar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cuando aún no recibía tratamiento, yo salía y buscaba a otros que pudiesen compartir un poco de droga conmigo, y luego de inyectármelas, pernoctaba en esos mismos lugares; o sea, en los lugares en los que nos reuníamos: casas abandonadas, pampas, etc. Fue durante esas reuniones en las que contaje VIH, y no sabes cuánto me arrepiento.

Synonyms

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 "pernoctar"?
"pernoctar" is spelled P-E-R-N-O-C-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾnokˈt̪aɾ].
What does "pernoctar" mean?
As a verb, "pernoctar" means: Pasar la noche en un lugar que no es el domicilio propio o el lugar habitual, y especialmente viajando.
How do you pronounce "pernoctar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pernoctar" is [peɾnokˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list