perrito

/[peˈrit̪o]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,106

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

perrito is aSpanishnoun. It means: Diminutivo de perro. Pronounced [peˈrit̪o]. Often confused with perro and perritos.

Key facts for perrito
PropertyValue
Headwordperrito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈrit̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,106
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of perrito in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for perrito is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈrit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,106 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for perrito, with forms such as "eprrito", "perirto", and "perriot". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "perro", "perritos", "perdió", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is perrito, spelled P-E-R-R-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo de perro.
  2. 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. 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.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprrito,perirto,perriot,perritto,perrtio,pperrito,prerito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for perrito

Misspelling Variants of "perrito"

eprrito7perirto7perriot7perritto8perrtio7pperrito8prerito7
Misspelling Variants of "perrito"

Frequency rank: #11,106 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perrito"?
"perrito" is spelled P-E-R-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈrit̪o].
What does "perrito" mean?
As a noun, "perrito" means: Diminutivo de perro.
What words are commonly confused with "perrito"?
"perrito" is commonly confused with "perro", "perritos", "perdió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perrito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perrito" is [peˈrit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perrito" come from?
"perrito" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.