perogrullada
[peɾoɣ̞ɾuˈʝað̞a]
The verdict
“perogrullada” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expresión que por demasiado obvia y sabida, resulta banal o poco inteligente decirla.
Corpus desk
Index ES-perogrullada · perogrullada · Spanish
perogrullada · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perogrullada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peɾoɣ̞ɾuˈʝað̞a] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “perogrullada” en español
Rare enough to double-check
perogrullada is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [peɾoɣ̞ɾuˈʝað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expresión que por demasiado obvia y sabida, resulta banal o poco inteligente decirla.".
No misspelling variants are generated for perogrullada in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is perogrullada, spelled P-E-R-O-G-R-U-L-L-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Expresión que por demasiado obvia y sabida, resulta banal o poco inteligente decirla.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how perogrullada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Se olvida demasiado la humilde perogrullada de que para ver hay que mirar, y para mirar hay que fijarse, es decir, hay que atender." José Ortega y Gasset.
"¡Qué quiere usted, señora! No podemos ser de otra manera que como somos. Perdóneme la perogrullada." Benito Pérez Galdós, Realidad, novela en cinco jornadas.
This word in other languages
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.