# peri vs perish

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peri
*noun · IPA /ˈpɪə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #29,415*
A sprite or supernatural being.

### perish
*verb · IPA /ˈpɛɹ.ɪʃ/ · frequency rank #19,162*
To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-perish