perisher
noun
perisher is spelled P-E-R-I-S-H-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perisher means “An annoying child, a brat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perisher is perishers.
How many letters and syllables are in perisher?
| Letters | 8: P-E-R-I-S-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 perisher?
Perisher appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 perisher
- perishers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perisher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKinformalAn annoying child, a brat.
Get off my lawn, you little perisher!
- 2
rareOne who perishes.
- 3
AustraliaUKobsoleteAn extreme act; a case of going all in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does perisher come from?
From perish + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).