perturben

[peɾˈt̪uɾβ̞ẽn]

/[peɾˈt̪uɾβ̞ẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“perturben” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,796 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,796
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perturbar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-perturben · perturben · Spanish

perturben · rank #98,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,796
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH personificaba

Nearest frequency peer: personificaba (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “perturben”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “perturben” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for perturben
PropertyValue
Headwordperturben
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾˈt̪uɾβ̞ẽn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “perturben” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).perturbencae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “personificaba” (#98,795), “pescadora” (#98,797), “persecutoria” (#98,794). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “perturben” va en #98,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perturben is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,796 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [peɾˈt̪uɾβ̞ẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

perturben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is perturben, spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perturbar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de perturbar.

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 "perturben"?
"perturben" is spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾˈt̪uɾβ̞ẽn].
What does "perturben" mean?
As a verb, "perturben" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perturbar.
How do you pronounce "perturben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perturben" is [peɾˈt̪uɾβ̞ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perturben" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list