Parfümerie

[paʁfyməˈʁiː]

/[paʁfyməˈʁiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Parfümerie” is uncommon German (frequency #57,293 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,293
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Einzelhandelsunternehmen, das seinen Kunden Parfüms, Seifen und Kosmetika zum Kauf anbietet

Key facts for Parfümerie
PropertyValue
HeadwordParfümerie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paʁfyməˈʁiː]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Parfümerie” sits in German 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). Parfümerie 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

Parfümerie is uncommon German at frequency #57,293 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paʁfyməˈʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Parfümerie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Parfümerie, spelled P-A-R-F-Ü-M-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Einzelhandelsunternehmen, das seinen Kunden Parfüms, Seifen und Kosmetika zum Kauf anbietet
  2. 2
    ein Betrieb, in dem Parfüms hergestellt werden

This word in other languages

perfumery(English)perfumería(Español)parfumerie(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Parfümerie"?
"Parfümerie" is spelled P-A-R-F-Ü-M-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁfyməˈʁiː].
What does "Parfümerie" mean?
As a noun, "Parfümerie" means: ein Einzelhandelsunternehmen, das seinen Kunden Parfüms, Seifen und Kosmetika zum Kauf anbietet
How do you pronounce "Parfümerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Parfümerie" is [paʁfyməˈʁiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Parfümerie" come from?
"Parfümerie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Parfümerie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-A-R-F-Ü-M-E-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [paʁfyməˈʁiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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