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 September 3, 2026) - A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
Corpus desk
Index EN-peristyle · peristyle · English
peristyle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | peristyle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɛɹɪstaɪl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “peristyle” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how peristyle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
One cannot, for example, see the Temple of Æsculapius as one stands in the fine open courtyard as it was intended one should do; the interstices on that side of the peristyle have been blocked by Venetian Gothic buildings.
The peristyle is a roofed structure, open at the sides, in which most of the ceremonials and dances take place.
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.