perspicacia

[peɾspiˈkasja]

/[peɾspiˈkasja]/ noun

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The verdict

“perspicacia” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,190
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agudeza y penetración de la vista.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perspicacia · perspicacia · Spanish

perspicacia · rank #49,190 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,190
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH Perseo

Nearest frequency peer: Perseo (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “perspicacia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for perspicacia
PropertyValue
Headwordperspicacia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɾspiˈkasja]
Letters11
Frequency rank#49,190
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “perspicacia”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Perseo” (#49,189), “permuta” (#49,188), “picadillo” (#49,192). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “perspicacia” va en #49,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around perspicacia (IPA [peɾspiˈkasja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,190 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for perspicacia, with forms such as "eprspicacia", "perpsicacia", and "perrspicacia". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is perspicacia, spelled P-E-R-S-P-I-C-A-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Agudeza y penetración de la vista.
  2. 2
    Penetración de ingenio o entendimiento.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how perspicacia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Me había embarcado en un negocio superior a mi perspicacia».

This word in other languages

Weitsicht(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprspicacia
  • perpsicacia
  • perrspicacia
  • persipcacia
  • perspciacia
  • perspiaccia
  • perspicacai
  • perspicaccia
  • perspicaica
  • perspicasia
  • perspiccacia
  • perspiccaia
  • persppicacia
  • persspicacia
  • pesrpicacia
  • pperspicacia
  • prespicacia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprspicacia2perpsicacia2perrspicacia1persipcacia2perspciacia2perspiaccia2perspicacai2perspicaccia1
Edit distance from "perspicacia"

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 "perspicacia"?
"perspicacia" is spelled P-E-R-S-P-I-C-A-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾspiˈkasja].
What does "perspicacia" mean?
As a noun, "perspicacia" means: Agudeza y penetración de la vista.
What are common misspellings of "perspicacia"?
Common misspellings include "eprspicacia", "perpsicacia", "perrspicacia", "persipcacia", "perspciacia". The correct spelling is "perspicacia".
How do you pronounce "perspicacia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perspicacia" is [peɾspiˈkasja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perspicacia" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

politólogos#49,200practicadas#49,208modernizado#49,145materializa#49,133

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

respaldadas17 variantssantafesino17 variantssospechamos17 variantstabernáculo17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list