pervers

[pɛʁˈvɛʁs]

/[pɛʁˈvɛʁs]/ adj

The verdict

“pervers” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,093. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,093
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (oft in sexuellem Zusammenhang) entartet, verkehrt, nicht den (moralischen) Konventionen entsprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-pervers · pervers · German

pervers · rank #17,093 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,093
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pd

Nearest frequency peer: Pd (-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 „pervers“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „pervers“ 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).

pervers vs Peters
57% similar
pervers vs perverse
88% similar
pervers vs perversen
78% similar

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

Key facts for pervers
PropertyValue
Headwordpervers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɛʁˈvɛʁs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,093
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pervers“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).perversliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pd“ (#17,092), „pasta“ (#17,091), „Pfeile“ (#17,095). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pervers“ bei #17,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around pervers (IPA [pɛʁˈvɛʁs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,093 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pervers, with forms such as "eprvers", "perevrs", and "perrvers". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Peters", "perverse", "perversen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 pervers, spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    (oft in sexuellem Zusammenhang) entartet, verkehrt, nicht den (moralischen) Konventionen entsprechend
  2. 2
    nicht logisch folgerichtig zueinanderpassend, verkehrt, widersinnig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Also ich finde es pervers, wenn Menschen Sex mit Tieren haben!
  2. Ich finde Pornovideos wirklich pervers.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprvers
  • perevrs
  • perrvers
  • perverrs
  • perverss
  • pervesr
  • pervres
  • pervvers
  • pevrers
  • ppervers
  • prevers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprvers2perevrs2perrvers1perverrs1perverss1pervesr2pervres2pervvers1
Edit distance from "pervers"

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 "pervers"?
"pervers" is spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁˈvɛʁs].
What does "pervers" mean?
As an adjective, "pervers" means: (oft in sexuellem Zusammenhang) entartet, verkehrt, nicht den (moralischen) Konventionen entsprechend
What words are commonly confused with "pervers"?
"pervers" is commonly confused with "Peters", "perverse", "perversen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pervers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pervers" is [pɛʁˈvɛʁs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pervers" come from?
"pervers" 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 "pervers", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list