perturbación

[peɾt̪uɾβ̞aˈsjõn]

/[peɾt̪uɾβ̞aˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“perturbación” has 20 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,560
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de perturbar o de perturbarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perturbacion · perturbación · Spanish

perturbación · rank #26,560 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,560
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH perversión

Nearest frequency peer: perversión (+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 “perturbación”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “perturbación” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

perturbación vs perturbaciones
79% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for perturbación
PropertyValue
Headwordperturbación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɾt̪uɾβ̞aˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#26,560
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “perturbación”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).perturbacióncae 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 “perversión” (#26,561), “pendejas” (#26,558), “planteaba” (#26,562). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “perturbación” va en #26,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around perturbación (IPA [peɾt̪uɾβ̞aˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,560 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for perturbación, with forms such as "eprturbación", "perrturbación", and "pertrubación". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "perturbaciones", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is perturbación, spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de perturbar o de perturbarse.
  2. 2
    Irregularidad en las acciones o funcionamiento de algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Era un hombre tranquilo, convencional, enemigo de las perturbaciones.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprturbación
  • perrturbación
  • pertrubación
  • pertturbación
  • pertubración
  • perturabción
  • perturbacción
  • perturbacinó
  • perturbaciónn
  • perturbacóin
  • perturbaicón
  • perturbasión
  • perturbbación
  • perturbcaión
  • perturrbación
  • perturvación
  • perutrbación
  • petrurbación
  • pperturbación
  • preturbación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perturbación - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eprturbación2perrturbación1pertrubación2pertturbación1pertubración2perturabción2perturbacción1perturbacinó2
Edit distance from "perturbación"

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 "perturbación"?
"perturbación" is spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾt̪uɾβ̞aˈsjõn].
What does "perturbación" mean?
As a noun, "perturbación" means: Acción o efecto de perturbar o de perturbarse.
What words are commonly confused with "perturbación"?
"perturbación" is commonly confused with "perturbaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perturbación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perturbación" is [peɾt̪uɾβ̞aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perturbación" come from?
"perturbación" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list