perishable

adj

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"perishable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“perishable” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,153. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,153
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

Corpus desk

Index EN-perishable · perishable · English

perishable · rank #37,153 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,153
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH peeve

Nearest frequency peer: peeve (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “perishable”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “perishable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

perishable vs punishable
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for perishable
PropertyValue
Headwordperishable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,153
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “perishable”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).perishablelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “peeve” (#37,151), “peels” (#37,150), “perv” (#37,156). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “perishable” is #37,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around perishable, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,153 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for perishable, with forms such as "eprishable", "peirshable", and "perihsable". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "punishable", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable). The correct English form is perishable, spelled P-E-R-I-S-H-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how perishable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. perishable goods
  2. perishable foodstuffs

Etymology

From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable).

This word in other languages

perecedero(Español)périssable(Français)verderblich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprishable
  • peirshable
  • perihsable
  • perisahble
  • perishabble
  • perishabel
  • perishablle
  • perishalbe
  • perishbale
  • perishhable
  • perishible
  • perisshable
  • perrishable
  • persihable
  • pperishable
  • preishable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perishable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eprishable2peirshable2perihsable2perisahble2perishabble1perishabel2perishablle1perishalbe2
Edit distance from "perishable"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perishable"?
"perishable" is spelled P-E-R-I-S-H-A-B-L-E.
What does "perishable" mean?
As an adjective, "perishable" means: Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
What words are commonly confused with "perishable"?
"perishable" is commonly confused with "punishable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "perishable"?
From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perishable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

preemptive#37,167prolonging#37,171prosthesis#37,173rediscover#37,191

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

proletarian16 variantsrestlessness16 variantsascertained16 variantsecologically16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list