perf
/pɜː(ɹ)f/adjective, noun, verb
perf is spelled P-E-R-F: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, perf means “Abbreviation of perforated; when followed by a number, eg, perf 14, this indicates the number of perforations per two centimetres” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in perf?
| Letters | 4: P-E-R-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is perf?
Perf appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce perf?
- /pɜː(ɹ)f/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-perf.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with perf?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as perf.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pref.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of perf
- perfs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- perfing participle, present
- perfed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perf mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Abbreviation of perforated; when followed by a number, eg, perf 14, this indicates the number of perforations per two centimetres.
- 2
Abbreviation of perfective.
- 3
colloquialClipping of perfect.
noun
- 1
informalClipping of performance.
- 2
informalClipping of (of postage stamps or photographic film) perforation.
verb
- 1
informalClipping of perforate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).