perrito faldero
[peˈrit̪o fal̪ˈd̪eɾo]
The verdict
“perrito faldero” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona sumisa que va siempre detrás de otra, adulándola.
Corpus desk
Index ES-perrito-faldero · perrito faldero · Spanish
perrito faldero · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perrito faldero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [peˈrit̪o fal̪ˈd̪eɾo] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “perrito faldero” en español
Rare enough to double-check
perrito faldero is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [peˈrit̪o fal̪ˈd̪eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona sumisa que va siempre detrás de otra, adulándola.".
perrito faldero doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is perrito faldero, spelled P-E-R-R-I-T-O- -F-A-L-D-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Persona sumisa que va siempre detrás de otra, adulándola.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.