perspicuo
[peɾsˈpikwo]
The verdict
“perspicuo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Claro, transparente y terso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-perspicuo · perspicuo · Spanish
perspicuo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | perspicuo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [peɾsˈpikwo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “perspicuo” en la frecuencia del español
Rare enough to double-check
perspicuo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [peɾsˈpikwo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for perspicuo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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. The correct Spanish form is perspicuo, spelled P-E-R-S-P-I-C-U-O.
Definition
- 1Claro, transparente y terso.
- 2Dícese de la persona que se explica con claridad, y del mismo modo inteligible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how perspicuo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«El aleteo del perspicuo astro intenso, brillante de la joya que llevaba la mujer del niño seco: ... ¿Era diamante?... pero cómo podría comprarle un diamante su esposo si apenas tenían dinero para pagar la comida».
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.
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