perambulate
/pəɹˈæmbjʊˌleɪt/
"perambulate" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“perambulate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To walk about, roam or stroll; to ambulate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-perambulate · perambulate · English
perambulate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perambulate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pəɹˈæmbjʊˌleɪt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “perambulate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
perambulate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /pəɹˈæmbjʊˌleɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
perambulate has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin perambulō, perambulātus. Equivalent to per- + ambulate. The correct English form is perambulate, spelled P-E-R-A-M-B-U-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To walk about, roam or stroll; to ambulate.
- 2To inspect (an area) on foot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how perambulate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Take, for instance, one of the most wretched classes of the community, the poor fellows who perambulate the streets as Sandwich Men. These are farmed out by certain firms.
They dragged themselves from the swamp singly, and in twos and threes, more dead than alive, mere perambulating skeletons, until at last there were thirty of us.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin perambulō, perambulātus. Equivalent to per- + ambulate.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.