perfuse
/pəɹˈfjuːz/verb
perfuse is spelled P-E-R-F-U-S-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, perfuse means “To permeate or suffuse something, especially with a liquid or with light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in perfuse?
| Letters | 7: P-E-R-F-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is perfuse?
Perfuse appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 perfuse?
- /pəɹˈfjuːz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-perfuse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of perfuse
- perfuses present, singular, he/she/it
- perfusing participle, present
- perfused participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perfuse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To permeate or suffuse something, especially with a liquid or with light.
- 2
To force a fluid to flow over or through something, especially through an organ of the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perfuse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to permeate or suffuse:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | durchströmen, perfundieren |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does perfuse come from?
From 1520s, from Latin perfusus, past participle of perfundo (“to pour over, besprinkle”) from per- + fundo (“to pour”) (from nasalised form of PIE root *gheu- ("to pour")); compare diffuse, suffuse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).