# perf

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɜː(ɹ)f/ · frequency rank #42,815

## Definitions
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. Clipping of perfect.

## Easily confused with
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pr)
- **PF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pf)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pro)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pet)
- **pew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pew)
- **PRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-prc)
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pry)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pes)
- **PRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pra)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pur)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-prs)
- **pir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pir)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-port)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pure)
- **porn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-porn)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pete)
- **pets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pets)
- **pork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pork)
- **Peru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-peru)
- **pier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perf-vs-pier)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eprf`, `pefr`, `perff`, `perrf`, `pperf`, `pref`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perf