Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perera

/pɚˈɛɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
per-era
IPA
/pɚˈɛɹə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish (cognate with Portuguese Pereira and Galician Pereira), or from Sinhalese පෙරේරා (perērā).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, පෙරේරා

Inflected Forms

Pereras (plural)

Homonyms

pereira pereyra

Rhymes With

era sarah sierra sara para vera tara canberra kara rivera cara sahara

Questions

How do you pronounce perera?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈɛɹə/.
What does perera mean?
A surname.
Where does perera come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce perera

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