perfumer

/pəˈfjuːmə/

//pəˈfjuːmə// noun

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"perfumer" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“perfumer” is uncommon English (frequency #82,655 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,655
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who makes or sells perfume.

Corpus desk

Index EN-perfumer · perfumer · English

perfumer · rank #82,655 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,655
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Perryville

Nearest frequency peer: Perryville (+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 “perfumer”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “perfumer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for perfumer
PropertyValue
Headwordperfumer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pəˈfjuːmə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “perfumer” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).perfumerfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Perryville” (#82,656), “pentathlon” (#82,652), “petrology” (#82,658). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “perfumer” is #82,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perfumer is uncommon English at frequency #82,655 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pəˈfjuːmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for perfumer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From perfume (noun and verb) + -er, perhaps modelled on Middle French parfumeur. The correct English form is perfumer, spelled P-E-R-F-U-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who makes or sells perfume.
  2. 2
    One who perfumes something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how perfumer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Affairs went on thus until the latter had attained her twenty-second year, when her great beauty attracted the notice of a perfumer, who occupied one of the shops in the basement of the Palais Royal, and whose custom lay chiefly among the desperate adventurers infesting that neighborhood.

Etymology

From perfume (noun and verb) + -er, perhaps modelled on Middle French parfumeur.

Synonyms

parfumierperfumierscentmaker

This word in other languages

perfumista(Español)parfumeur(Français)Parfümeur(Deutsch)perfumista(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perfumer"?
"perfumer" is spelled P-E-R-F-U-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pəˈfjuːmə/.
What does "perfumer" mean?
As a noun, "perfumer" means: A person who makes or sells perfume.
How do you pronounce "perfumer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perfumer" is /pəˈfjuːmə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "perfumer"?
From perfume (noun and verb) + -er, perhaps modelled on Middle French parfumeur. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perfumer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

opencast#82,622Rabelais#82,701recycler#82,717roofline#82,736

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list