perro
Spanish, noun/ˈpero/
perro is spelled P-E-R-R-O (5 letters) and appears 79 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,113th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Canis lupus familiaris) Variedad doméstica del lobo de muchas y diversas razas, compañero del hombre desde…”.
What does perro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding)
perro callejero
- 2
masculineclothes peg, clothespin
- 3
derogatorymasculineasshole (despicable person)
- 4
masculinelazy person
adjective
- 1
doggy or doggish
- 2
awful
- 3
wicked; mean
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Canis lupus familiaris) Variedad doméstica del lobo de muchas y diversas razas, compañero del hombre desde tiempos prehistóricos.
noun: 1. Sándwich de salchicha de Viena en un pan largo y delgado, a la medida de ésta, aderezado con ketchup, mayonesa, mostaza u otras salsas. 2. Pinza de diversos materiales que sirve para fijar la ropa que se cuelga en un tendedero. 3. Por analogía, cada una de las pinzas que se conectan a los polos de una batería para obtener electricidad.
adjective: 1. Desdichado, indigno, muy malo. 2. Persona malvada o despreciable. 3. Persona vaga y holgazana. 4. Inhábil.
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 perro
- perros plural
- perra feminine
- perras feminine plural
- perrillo diminutive
- perrito diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perro?
- /ˈpero/
- [ˈpe.ro]
- [ˈpero]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perro in Spanish?
perro appears 79 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).