perissology
/pɛ.ɹɪˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
"perissology" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“perissology” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-perissology · perissology · English
perissology · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perissology |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɛ.ɹɪˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “perissology” in English
Rare enough to double-check
perissology is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɛ.ɹɪˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for perissology, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin perissologia, from Ancient Greek περισσός. The correct English form is perissology, spelled P-E-R-I-S-S-O-L-O-G-Y.
Definition
- 1Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how perissology appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The reason assigned for saying koran and not alcoran, is truly curious. Al, say they, is the Arabic article, and signifies the; consequently, if we should say the alcoran, we should fall into a gross perissology. It is just as if we said the the book.
Etymology
Latin perissologia, from Ancient Greek περισσός.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.