# peri

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #29,415

## Definitions
1. A sprite or supernatural being.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پری (peri), from Persian پری (pari).

## Easily confused with
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pr)
- **pi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pi)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pro)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pet)
- **phi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-phi)
- **psi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-psi)
- **pew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pew)
- **PRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-prc)
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pry)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pes)
- **PPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-ppi)
- **PRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pra)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pur)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-prs)
- **poi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-poi)
- **pir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pir)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-port)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pure)
- **porn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-porn)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-pete)

## Common misspellings (4)
`epri`, `perri`, `pperi`, `prei`

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