Percheron
[pɛrʃəˈrɔ̃ː]
The verdict
“Percheron” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kaltblutpferd aus der historischen Grafschaft Perche im Nordwesten Frankreichs
Corpus desk
Index DE-percheron · Percheron · German
Percheron · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Percheron |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɛrʃəˈrɔ̃ː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Percheron“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Percheron is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛrʃəˈrɔ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kaltblutpferd aus der historischen Grafschaft Perche im Nordwesten Frankreichs".
Zero misspellings are on record for Percheron in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Percheron, spelled P-E-R-C-H-E-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1Kaltblutpferd aus der historischen Grafschaft Perche im Nordwesten Frankreichs
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Percheron appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Warsteiner Brauerei gibt die Zucht der prestigeträchtigen Percherons zum Jahresende auf.“
„Seit 21 Jahren werden am Hillenberg Percherons gezüchtet.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.