peristyle
/ˈpɛɹɪstaɪl/
"peristyle" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“peristyle” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peristyle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɛɹɪstaɪl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “peristyle” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
peristyle is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɛɹɪstaɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for peristyle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French péristyle, from Classical Latin peristȳlum, from περίστυλον (perístulon), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”). The correct English form is peristyle, spelled P-E-R-I-S-T-Y-L-E.
Definition
- 1A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
- 2A porch surrounded by columns.
- 3A sacred roofed courtyard with a central pillar (the potomitan), used as a space for voodoo ceremonies, either alone or as an adjunct to an enclosed temple or altar-room.
Etymology
From French péristyle, from Classical Latin peristȳlum, from περίστυλον (perístulon), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”).
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “peristyle”
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- The one correct English spelling is P-E-R-I-S-T-Y-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.