perimenopause
noun
perimenopause is spelled P-E-R-I-M-E-N-O-P-A-U-S-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perimenopause means “The physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they progress from their usual pattern of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in perimenopause?
| Letters | 13: P-E-R-I-M-E-N-O-P-A-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 perimenopause?
Perimenopause appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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).
What does perimenopause mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they progress from their usual pattern of menstruation through a phase of atypical menstruation, and finally cease menstruating. Perimenopause ends when a woman has not menstruated for a year.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perimenopause in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense physiological stage menstruating women go through when approaching menopause:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | périménopause |
| Portuguese | perimenopausa |
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 perimenopause come from?
From peri- (“near”) + menopause.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).