# perk

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɝk/ · frequency rank #22,764

## Definitions
1. Perquisite.
2. A bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up.

## Etymology
Clipping of perquisite.

## Easily confused with
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pr)
- **PK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pk)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pro)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pet)
- **pew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pew)
- **PRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-prc)
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pry)
- **PKK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pkk)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pes)
- **PRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pra)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pur)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-prs)
- **pir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pir)
- **pick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pick)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-port)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pure)
- **pink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pink)
- **porn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-porn)
- **punk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-punk)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-pete)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eprk`, `pekr`, `perkk`, `perrk`, `pperk`, `prek`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perk