perrito
Spanish, noun/peˈrito/
perrito is spelled P-E-R-R-I-T-O (7 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,985th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perrito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “doggy, diminutive of perro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de perro”.
What does perrito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedoggy, diminutive of perro
- 2
masculinepuppy
- 3
masculinehot dog
- 4
masculineclothes peg, clothespin
- 5
masculineBlack-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diminutivo de perro. 2. (Antirrhinum majus) Planta cultivada en jardinería de la familia Plantaginaceae. Tallos paralelos verticales de de un metro de altura, hojas alternas lineares, inflorescencia en racimos terminales de colores que van del blanco, pasando por el amarillo, hasta el rojo obscuro. Si se aprieta la flor lateralmente, esta se abre mostrando su interior. 3. (Himantopus melanurus) Ave caradriforme que habita en las orillas de lagos, lagunas y ríos de Sudamérica. Mide unos 42 cm de longitud. Tiene el dorso negro, y la frente, corona y vientre blancos. Su pico es largo y recto, de unos6 cm, y sus patas son rojas.
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 perrito
- perritos plural
- perrita feminine
- perritas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perrito?
- /peˈrito/
- [peˈri.t̪o]
- [peˈrit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perrito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perrito in Spanish?
perrito appears 5.6 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).