perol

[peˈɾol]

/[peˈɾol]/ noun

The verdict

“perol” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,812 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,812
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vasija de barro o metal, de forma hemisférica, usada para cocer, guisar y hervir alimentos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perol · perol · Spanish

perol · rank #68,812 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,812
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH permitís

Nearest frequency peer: permitís (-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 “perol”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for perol
PropertyValue
Headwordperol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈɾol]
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,812
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “perol” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.perolcae 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: “permitís” (#68,811), “perdiese” (#68,810), “persista” (#68,814). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “perol” va en #68,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perol is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,812 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈɾol]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for perol in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is perol, spelled P-E-R-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vasija de barro o metal, de forma hemisférica, usada para cocer, guisar y hervir alimentos.
  2. 2
    Cacerola de metal de fondo plano con dos asas, apropiada para preparar alimentos en grandes cantidades.
  3. 3
    Objeto cualquiera, cuyo nombre se ignora, se olvida o es irrelevante a los efectos de la comunicación.
  4. 4
    Reunión familiar o de amigos utilizando como excusa comer tras cocinar un plato en un perol₁₋₂.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. maté a una cabra hembra y la llevé a casa con mucho esfuerzo. Asé un trozo y comí. Habría preferido hervirla y preparar un poco de caldo, pero no tenía un perol.
  2. aquel alquimista que está en aquel sótano con unos fuelles, inspirando una hornilla llena de lumbre, sobre la cual tiene un perol con mil variedades de ingredientes.

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 "perol"?
"perol" is spelled P-E-R-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈɾol].
What does "perol" mean?
As a noun, "perol" means: Vasija de barro o metal, de forma hemisférica, usada para cocer, guisar y hervir alimentos.
How do you pronounce "perol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perol" is [peˈɾol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perol" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list