perca

Questions about perca

What does perca mean?

perca means "type genus of the Percidae".

How many syllables are in perca?

perca has 2 syllables and divides as per-ca under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for perca?

Close synonyms include genus Perca. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is perca a common word?

perca is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.