perrera

Name: perrera, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[peˈreɾa]

/[peˈreɾa]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“perrera” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,777
frequency rank, Spanish: 6,028
“P” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lugar donde se encierran y se custodian a los perros, generalmente los perros abandonados o sin dueño.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perrera · perrera · Spanish

perrera · rank #37,777 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

FREQ-MID #37,777
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,028
PHOTO-FINISH perdonamos

Nearest frequency peer: perdonamos (-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.

penso

62,227
perdonamos

62,225
perrera

62,224
pesebre

62,223
pianos

62,221
pichón

62,220

What this shows “perrera” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

perrera vs perversa

75% similar

perrera vs perra

71% similar

perrera vs Perea

57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for perrera
Property	Value
Headword	perrera
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[peˈreɾa]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#37,777
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	14
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “perrera”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.perreracae aquí:

#37,777

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “perdonamos” (#37,776), “pesebre” (#37,778), “penso” (#37,774). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “perrera” va en #37,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around perrera (IPA [peˈreɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,777 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for perrera, with forms such as "eprrera", "perera", and "pererra". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "perversa", "perra", "Perea", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is perrera, spelled P-E-R-R-E-R-A.

Definition

1
Lugar donde se encierran y se custodian a los perros, generalmente los perros abandonados o sin dueño.
2
Vagón del tren en el que se transporta a los perros.
3
Trabajo duro e inútil.
4
Patrón que malpaga a los trabajadores.
5
Rabieta, sobretodo la de un niño.
6
Furgoneta o furgón policial donde se encierra y transporta a los detenidos, generalmente en una manifestación o evento similar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eprrera
perera
pererra
perrear
perrerra
perrrea
pperrera
prerera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perrera - 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.

Edit distance from "perrera"

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 "perrera"?

"perrera" is spelled P-E-R-R-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈreɾa].

What does "perrera" mean?

As a noun, "perrera" means: Lugar donde se encierran y se custodian a los perros, generalmente los perros abandonados o sin dueño.

What words are commonly confused with "perrera"?

"perrera" is commonly confused with "perversa", "perra", "Perea". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "perrera"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perrera" is [peˈreɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "perrera" come from?

"perrera" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pesebre#37,778 Patrice#37,769 pasivas#37,767 potrero#37,794

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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