# perfume

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɜːfjuːm/ · frequency rank #10,422

## Definitions
1. A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
2. A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French parfum, perfum. Doublet of parfum.

## Easily confused with
- **peruse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perfume-vs-peruse)
- **perfumed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perfume-vs-perfumed)
- **perdue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perdue-vs-perfume)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eprfume`, `pefrume`, `perffume`, `perfmue`, `perfuem`, `perfumme`, `perrfume`, `perufme`, `pperfume`, `prefume`

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