petrificados

[pet̪ɾifiˈkað̞os]

/[pet̪ɾifiˈkað̞os]/ participle

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)

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.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for petrificados
PropertyValue
Headwordpetrificados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[pet̪ɾifiˈkað̞os]
Letters12
Frequency rank#89,192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “petrificados” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). petrificados lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Forma 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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "petrificados"?
"petrificados" is spelled P-E-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pet̪ɾifiˈkað̞os].
What does "petrificados" mean?
As a participle, "petrificados" means: Forma del plural de petrificado, participio de petrificar.
How do you pronounce "petrificados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petrificados" is [pet̪ɾifiˈkað̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petrificados" come from?
"petrificados" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list