parfum
/pɑɹˈfum/
"parfum" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“parfum” is uncommon English (frequency #66,916 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,916
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fragrance; perfume.
Corpus desk
Index EN-parfum · parfum · English
parfum · rank #66,916 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,916
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Pankaj
Nearest frequency peer: Pankaj (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “parfum”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- paisa
paisa
33,089 corpus weight
- palaeontolo…
palaeontology
33,088 corpus weight
- Pankaj
Pankaj
33,086 corpus weight
- parfum
parfum
33,085 corpus weight
- patisserie
patisserie
33,084 corpus weight
- peaceably
peaceably
33,082 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “parfum” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parfum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɑɹˈfum/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #66,916 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “parfum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
parfum is uncommon English at frequency #66,916 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɑɹˈfum/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
parfum has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French parfum. Doublet of perfume. The correct English form is parfum, spelled P-A-R-F-U-M.
Definition
- 1Fragrance; perfume.
- 2A solvent containing around 15% to 40% aromatic compounds.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how parfum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Did you ever dream of a Beauty Shop De Luxe? A charming place of sweet parfums, crystal mirrors, flowered chintzes and soft pastel tints—a lovely salon of beauty, where fresh colors and smart furniture make beauty rites an occasion of pleasure and inspiration?
For Christmas, give a jewel-like flacon of this most exclusive and personal of parfums.
Etymology
Borrowed from French parfum. Doublet of perfume.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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