perimeter
/pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.təɹ/noun
perimeter is spelled P-E-R-I-M-E-T-E-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perimeter means “The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perimeter is perimeters.
How many letters and syllables are in perimeter?
| Letters | 9: P-E-R-I-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is perimeter?
Perimeter appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 perimeter?
- UK /pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/
- US /pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.təɹ/
- US [-ɾɚ]
Perimeter has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-perimeter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with perimeter?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as perimeter from its last stressed vowel (/ɪmɪtəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of perimeter
- perimeters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perimeter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
- 2
The length of such a boundary.
- 3
The outer limits of an area.
- 4
A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
- 5
An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perimeter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object:
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 perimeter come from?
From Latin perimetros, Ancient Greek περίμετρος (perímetros). Equivalent to peri- + meter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).