Perso

[ˈpɛʁzo]

/[ˈpɛʁzo]/ noun

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The verdict

“Perso” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,129
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amtlicher Ausweis mit Lichtbild, Unterschrift und Personalien des Inhabers

Corpus desk

Index DE-perso · Perso · German

Perso · rank #40,129 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,129
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH periodisch

Nearest frequency peer: periodisch (-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 „Perso“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Perso“ 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).

Perso vs Pro
60% similar
Perso vs pes
40% similar
Perso vs Pest
60% similar

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

Key facts for Perso
PropertyValue
HeadwordPerso
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɛʁzo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,129
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Perso“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „periodisch“ (#40,128), „Personaler“ (#40,130), „perfektioniert“ (#40,127). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Perso“ bei #40,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Perso (IPA [ˈpɛʁzo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,129 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "amtlicher Ausweis mit Lichtbild, Unterschrift und Personalien des Inhabers".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Perso, with forms such as "eprso", "peros", and "perrso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Pro", "pes", "Pest", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Perso, spelled P-E-R-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    amtlicher Ausweis mit Lichtbild, Unterschrift und Personalien des Inhabers

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „‚Ich seh in meinem Perso aus wie zwölf, Mann‘, sagt Yvette.“
  2. „Der BKA-Mitarbeiter vergleicht das Bild mit meinem Gesicht, lächelt, wünscht mir eine angenehme Reise und gibt mir meinen Perso zurück.“

Synonyms

Personalausweis

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprso
  • peros
  • perrso
  • persso
  • pesro
  • pperso
  • preso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprso2peros2perrso1persso1pesro2pperso1preso2
Edit distance from "Perso"

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 "Perso"?
"Perso" is spelled P-E-R-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛʁzo].
What does "Perso" mean?
As a noun, "Perso" means: amtlicher Ausweis mit Lichtbild, Unterschrift und Personalien des Inhabers
What words are commonly confused with "Perso"?
"Perso" is commonly confused with "Pro", "pes", "Pest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Perso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Perso" is [ˈpɛʁzo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Perso" come from?
"Perso" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

peach#40,124Pfote#40,136Oldie#40,114Rasur#40,159

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list