perplejo
Spanish, adjective/peɾˈplexo/
perplejo is spelled P-E-R-P-L-E-J-O (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,789th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perplejo is a Spanish adjective meaning “perplexed, baffled, confused” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dícese de una persona o ente sorprendido debido a un suceso, situación o evento inesperado o incomprensible”.
What does perplejo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
perplexed, baffled, confused
- 2
nonplussed, nonplused
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dícese de una persona o ente sorprendido debido a un suceso, situación o evento inesperado o incomprensible.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of perplejo
- perpleja feminine
- perplejos masculine plural
- perplejas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perplejo?
- /peɾˈplexo/
- [peɾˈple.xo]
- [peɾˈplexo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perplejo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perplejo in Spanish?
perplejo appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).