perspicaz
[peɾspiˈkas]
The verdict
“perspicaz” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #39,383 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #39,383
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que tiene o muestra una percepción mental aguda, penetrante.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perspicaz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [peɾspiˈkas] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #39,383 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perspicaz” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for perspicaz is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾspiˈkas]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,383 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for perspicaz, with forms such as "eprspicaz", "perpsicaz", and "perrspicaz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is perspicaz, spelled P-E-R-S-P-I-C-A-Z.
Definition
- 1Que tiene o muestra una percepción mental aguda, penetrante.
- 2Que tiene o muestra una visión clara.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprspicaz,perpsicaz,perrspicaz,persipcaz,perspciaz,perspiacz,perspicazz,perspiccaz,perspicza,persppicaz,persspicaz,pesrpicaz,pperspicaz,prespicaz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perspicaz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “perspicaz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-S-P-I-C-A-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peɾspiˈkas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.