petrificados
[pet̪ɾifiˈkað̞os]
The verdict
“petrificados” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,192 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,192
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de petrificado, participio de petrificar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-petrificados · petrificados · Spanish
petrificados · rank #89,192 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,192
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 48,357
- PHOTO-FINISH physics
Nearest frequency peer: physics (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “petrificados”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- perfecciona…
perfeccionaron
10,814 corpus weight
- perseverant…
perseverantes
10,812 corpus weight
- petrificados
petrificados
10,809 corpus weight
- physics
physics
10,808 corpus weight
- pimpollo
pimpollo
10,805 corpus weight
- piquetero
piquetero
10,802 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “petrificados” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petrificados |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Participle |
| IPA | [pet̪ɾifiˈkað̞os] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #89,192 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “petrificados” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
petrificados is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,192 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [pet̪ɾifiˈkað̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de petrificado, participio de petrificar.".
petrificados doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is petrificados, spelled P-E-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-D-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de petrificado, participio de petrificar.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.