perpetrar

[peɾpeˈt̪ɾaɾ]

/[peɾpeˈt̪ɾaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“perpetrar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,766 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,766
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cometer actos delictivos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perpetrar · perpetrar · Spanish

perpetrar · rank #53,766 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,766
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH permanecemos

Nearest frequency peer: permanecemos (-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 “perpetrar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for perpetrar
PropertyValue
Headwordperpetrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾpeˈt̪ɾaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,766
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “perpetrar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.perpetrarcae 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: “permanecemos” (#53,765), “perjudiquen” (#53,764), “pew” (#53,768). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “perpetrar” va en #53,766. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perpetrar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,766 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [peɾpeˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for perpetrar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is perpetrar, spelled P-E-R-P-E-T-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cometer actos delictivos.
  2. 2
    Cometer o realizar un hecho planeado anteriormente con maldad o alevosía.

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); 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 "perpetrar"?
"perpetrar" is spelled P-E-R-P-E-T-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾpeˈt̪ɾaɾ].
What does "perpetrar" mean?
As a verb, "perpetrar" means: Cometer actos delictivos.
How do you pronounce "perpetrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perpetrar" is [peɾpeˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perpetrar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list