perra
[ˈpera]
The verdict
“perra” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,144 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,144
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hembra del perro (Canis lupus familiaris).
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpera] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,144 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for perra is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpera]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,144 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for perra, with forms such as "eprra", "perar", and "pperra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pura", "pesa", "Peru", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is perra, spelled P-E-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1Hembra del perro (Canis lupus familiaris).
- 2Prostituta.
- 3Mujer de hábitos licenciosos o promiscuos.
- 4Mujer mala.
- 5Insistencia en algo de manera obstinada, irracional o arbitraria.
- 6Enfado por una causa trivial o poco razonable.
- 7Estado de intoxicación etílica, embriaguez, borrachera.
- 8Dinero, especialmente en forma de monedas.
- 9Comentario distendido, de intención graciosa, picante o equívoca.
- 10Vientre de las personas, sobre todo cuando es prominente.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprra,perar,pperra,prera
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perra - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “perra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpera] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pura” - see the side-by-side comparison. perra vs pura
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.