perambular

verb

The verdict

“perambular” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,792 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,792
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caminhar sem destino certo

Corpus desk

Index PT-perambular · perambular · Portuguese

perambular · rank #69,792 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,792
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH peninsular

Nearest frequency peer: peninsular (-3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “perambular”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “perambular” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for perambular
PropertyValue
Headwordperambular
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#69,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “perambular” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).perambularcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “peninsular” (#69,789), “polifonia” (#69,802), “papoila” (#69,778). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “perambular” fica em #69,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perambular is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,792 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "caminhar sem destino certo".

No generated misspelling entries exist for perambular in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is perambular, spelled P-E-R-A-M-B-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    caminhar sem destino certo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Por sempre terem agido dessa forma, os cidadãos norte-americanos podiam, de fato e de direito, perambular pelo mundo de cabeça erguida.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perambular"?
"perambular" is spelled P-E-R-A-M-B-U-L-A-R.
What does "perambular" mean?
As a verb, "perambular" means: caminhar sem destino certo
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list