Perelman
"perelman" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Perelman” is uncommon English (frequency #62,404 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,404
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Yiddish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-perelman · Perelman · English
Perelman · rank #62,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,404
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH peppery
Nearest frequency peer: peppery (-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 “Perelman”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- patronised
patronised
37,601 corpus weight
- Pella
Pella
37,599 corpus weight
- peppery
peppery
37,598 corpus weight
- Perelman
Perelman
37,597 corpus weight
- personages
personages
37,595 corpus weight
- persuasively
persuasively
37,594 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Perelman” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Perelman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,404 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Perelman” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Perelman is uncommon English at frequency #62,404 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Perelman, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of Perlman. The correct English form is Perelman, spelled P-E-R-E-L-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A surname from Yiddish.
- 2A transliteration of the Russian surname Перельман (Perelʹman).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Perelman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Grigori Perelman, b. 1966
Etymology
Variant of Perlman.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).