English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 258 of 931

perplexitynoun

The state or quality of being perplexed.

perplexivenessnoun

The quality of being perplexing; perplexingness

perplexlyadv

perplexedly

perplexmentnoun

The state of being perplexed; perplexity.

perplextadj

Obsolete spelling of perplexed.

perpotationnoun

excessive drinking; boozing

perprotonatedadj

protonated at all possible positions

perqnoun

Alternative form of perk (a perquisite)

Perquimans Countyname

One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Hertford.

perquireadv

Exactly.

perquisitenoun

Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.

perquisitedadj

Supplied with perquisites.

perquisitionnoun

A thorough inquiry or search.

Perquínname

A town in Morazán department, El Salvador.

perradialadj

Situated around the radii, or radial tubes, of a radiate.

perradiallyadv

In a perradial manner.

Perrattname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Perrauname

A surname from French.

Perraultname

A surname from French.

Perraultianadj

Of or relating to Charles Perrault (1628–1703), French author who laid the foundations for the fairy tale genre with his works derived from folktales.

perraultitenoun

A monoclinic-sphenoidal orange brown mineral containing barium, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

Perrautname

A surname from French.

Perreaultname

A surname from French.

Perrellaname

A surname from Italian.

Perrelliname

A surname from Italian.

Perretname

A surname.

Perrettname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Perrettaname

A surname from Italian.

Perrhaebianadj

Of or relating to Perrhaebia.

perrhenatenoun

The ReO₄⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this anion

Perriconename

A surname from Italian.

perridiculousadj

Thoroughly ridiculous.

perriernoun

A short mortar used for throwing stone shot.

Perrinname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Perrineauname

A surname from French.

Perringname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Perrinsname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Perrisname

A surname transferred from the given name.

perrisodactyladj

having one or an odd number of toes, especially in designation of certain ungulates

Perrissname

A surname transferred from the given name.

PERRLphrase

Initialism of pupils are equal, round and react to light.

Perrodinname

A surname from French.

perronnoun

A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc.

Perron's formulaname

A formula for calculating the sum of an arithmetical function by means of an inverse Mellin transform.

Perronename

A surname from Italian.

Perrotname

A surname from French.

Perrottname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Perrottaname

A surname from Italian.

Perrottiname

A surname from Italian.

perrouditenoun

An orthorhombic-disphenoidal light red mineral containing bromine, chlorine, iodine, mercury, silver, and sulfur.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 258. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "P" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.