petrolífero

[pet̪ɾoˈlifeɾo]

/[pet̪ɾoˈlifeɾo]/ adj

The verdict

“petrolífero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,262 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,262
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que contiene petróleo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-petrolifero · petrolífero · Spanish

petrolífero · rank #83,262 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,262
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH peu

Nearest frequency peer: peu (+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 “petrolífero”

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 “petrolífero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for petrolífero
PropertyValue
Headwordpetrolífero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pet̪ɾoˈlifeɾo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “petrolífero” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.petrolíferocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “peu” (#83,263), “pescó” (#83,260), “peuple” (#83,264). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “petrolífero” va en #83,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

petrolífero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,262 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pet̪ɾoˈlifeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que contiene petróleo.".

Zero misspellings are on record for petrolífero in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is petrolífero, spelled P-E-T-R-O-L-Í-F-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que contiene petróleo.

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 "petrolífero"?
"petrolífero" is spelled P-E-T-R-O-L-Í-F-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pet̪ɾoˈlifeɾo].
What does "petrolífero" mean?
As an adjective, "petrolífero" means: Que contiene petróleo.
How do you pronounce "petrolífero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petrolífero" is [pet̪ɾoˈlifeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petrolífero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list