peroné

[peɾoˈne]

/[peɾoˈne]/ noun

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The verdict

“peroné” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,247 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,247
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hueso alargado y delgado de la mitad inferior de la pierna, ubicado tras la tibia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perone · peroné · Spanish

peroné · rank #60,247 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,247
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH periquito

Nearest frequency peer: periquito (-2 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 “peroné”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for peroné
PropertyValue
Headwordperoné
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɾoˈne]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,247
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “peroné” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.peronécae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “periquito” (#60,245), “pescadería” (#60,249), “perestroika” (#60,244). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “peroné” va en #60,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peroné is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,247 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peɾoˈne]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hueso alargado y delgado de la mitad inferior de la pierna, ubicado tras la tibia.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for peroné, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is peroné, spelled P-E-R-O-N-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hueso alargado y delgado de la mitad inferior de la pierna, ubicado tras la tibia.

Synonyms

fíbula

This word in other languages

fibula(English)péroné(Français)Wadenbein(Deutsch)

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 "peroné"?
"peroné" is spelled P-E-R-O-N-É. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾoˈne].
What does "peroné" mean?
As a noun, "peroné" means: Hueso alargado y delgado de la mitad inferior de la pierna, ubicado tras la tibia.
How do you pronounce "peroné"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peroné" is [peɾoˈne]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peroné" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pifias#60,251putazo#60,290quatro#60,294navajo#60,197

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list