perol
[peˈɾol]
The verdict
“perol” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #68,812 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #68,812
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vasija de barro o metal, de forma hemisférica, usada para cocer, guisar y hervir alimentos.
| 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) |
Where “perol” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for perol is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈɾol]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,812 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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Using “perol”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peˈɾol] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.