peridot
/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.dɒt/
"peridot" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“peridot” is uncommon English (frequency #53,161 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,161
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A transparent olive green form of olivine, used as a gem.
Corpus desk
Index EN-peridot · peridot · English
peridot · rank #53,161 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,161
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH peculiarity
Nearest frequency peer: peculiarity (-2 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 “peridot”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Pde
Pde
46,843 corpus weight
- peculiarity
peculiarity
46,842 corpus weight
- peridot
peridot
46,840 corpus weight
- phaser
phaser
46,838 corpus weight
- phylogeny
phylogeny
46,837 corpus weight
- physic
physic
46,836 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “peridot” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peridot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.dɒt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “peridot” in English
Rare enough to double-check
peridot is uncommon English at frequency #53,161 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.dɒt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
peridot has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English peritot, from Anglo-Norman peridou, peridout, Middle French perido, peridon, of uncertain origin; later reborrowed from modern French péridot. The correct English form is peridot, spelled P-E-R-I-D-O-T.
Definition
- 1A transparent olive green form of olivine, used as a gem.
- 2A yellow-green color, like that of the peridot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how peridot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gem-quality olivine is known as peridot, which has a subtle green light all its own.
Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […]. (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
Etymology
From Middle English peritot, from Anglo-Norman peridou, peridout, Middle French perido, peridon, of uncertain origin; later reborrowed from modern French péridot.
This word in other languages
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.
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