# peril vs perish

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peril
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛɹɪl/ · frequency rank #17,206*
A situation of serious and immediate danger.

### 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/peril-vs-perish