periculum
noun
periculum is spelled P-E-R-I-C-U-L-U-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, periculum means “accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of periculum is pericula.
How many letters and syllables are in periculum?
| Letters | 9: P-E-R-I-C-U-L-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 periculum?
Periculum appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
Forms of periculum
- pericula plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does periculum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation
periculum rei
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does periculum come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin periculum. Doublet of peril.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).