perol
[peˈɾol]
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
- percusionis…
percusionista
31,193 corpus weight
- perdiese
perdiese
31,191 corpus weight
- permitís
permitís
31,190 corpus weight
- perol
perol
31,189 corpus weight
- persista
persista
31,187 corpus weight
- pestillo
pestillo
31,186 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “perol” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perol |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈɾol] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #68,812 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “perol” en español
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
- 1Vasija de barro o metal, de forma hemisférica, usada para cocer, guisar y hervir alimentos.
- 2Cacerola de metal de fondo plano con dos asas, apropiada para preparar alimentos en grandes cantidades.
- 3Objeto cualquiera, cuyo nombre se ignora, se olvida o es irrelevante a los efectos de la comunicación.
- 4Reunión familiar o de amigos utilizando como excusa comer tras cocinar un plato en un perol₁₋₂.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how perol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.
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.
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