pervers

/[pɛʁˈvɛʁs]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,093

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

pervers is anGermanadj. It means: (oft in sexuellem Zusammenhang) entartet, verkehrt, nicht den (moralischen) Konventionen entsprechend Pronounced [pɛʁˈvɛʁs]. Often confused with Peters and perverse.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pervers in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for pervers is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɛʁˈvɛʁs]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,093 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for pervers, with forms such as "eprvers", "perevrs", and "perrvers". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is pervers, spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprvers,perevrs,perrvers,perverrs,perverss,pervesr,pervres,pervvers,pevrers,ppervers,prevers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pervers

Misspelling Variants of "pervers"

eprvers7perevrs7perrvers8perverrs8perverss8pervesr7pervres7pervvers8
Misspelling Variants of "pervers"

Frequency rank: #17,093 in German

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 adj, "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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.