perfide

[pɛʁˈfiːdə]

/[pɛʁˈfiːdə]/ adj

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The verdict

“perfide” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,952. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,952
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Niedertracht und in hinterhältiger Weise

Corpus desk

Index DE-perfide · perfide · German

perfide · rank #35,952 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,952
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH philosophieren

Nearest frequency peer: philosophieren (+1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „perfide“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „perfide“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

perfide vs pride
71% similar
perfide vs Periode
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for perfide
PropertyValue
Headwordperfide
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɛʁˈfiːdə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,952
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „perfide“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.perfideliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „philosophieren“ (#35,953), „Pavillons“ (#35,950), „physiologische“ (#35,954). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „perfide“ bei #35,952. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around perfide (IPA [pɛʁˈfiːdə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,952 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit Niedertracht und in hinterhältiger Weise".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for perfide, with forms such as "eprfide", "pefride", and "perfdie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pride", "Periode", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 perfide, spelled P-E-R-F-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Niedertracht und in hinterhältiger Weise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Perfide ist es jedoch, im politischen Kampf gegen das Betreuungsgeld das Image der Familien nachhaltig zu beschädigen, indem man dumpfe Vorurteile bedient.
  2. Und im neuen Lied Ich identifiziere mich nicht mit der Firmenphilosophie führe ich vor, wie die neuen Umgangsformen der Arbeitswelt, die horizontalen Hierarchien und die spaßigen Karaoke-Abende mit geduzten Chefs zu perfiden Unterdrückungswerkzeugen werden.

This word in other languages

perfidious(English)pérfido(Español)perfide(Français)pérfido(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprfide
  • pefride
  • perfdie
  • perffide
  • perfidde
  • perfied
  • perifde
  • perrfide
  • pperfide
  • prefide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perfide - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eprfide2pefride2perfdie2perffide1perfidde1perfied2perifde2perrfide1
Edit distance from "perfide"

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 "perfide"?
"perfide" is spelled P-E-R-F-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁˈfiːdə].
What does "perfide" mean?
As an adjective, "perfide" means: mit Niedertracht und in hinterhältiger Weise
What words are commonly confused with "perfide"?
"perfide" is commonly confused with "pride", "Periode". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perfide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perfide" is [pɛʁˈfiːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perfide" come from?
"perfide" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

platzte#35,957Offense#35,940nuggets#35,935Rahmens#35,974

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Nachbau10 variantsModulen10 variantsReichel10 variantsreizend10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list