Perkins

/ˈpɝkɪnz/

//ˈpɝkɪnz// name

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"perkins" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Perkins” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,122
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Corpus desk

Index EN-perkins · Perkins · English

Perkins · rank #12,122 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,122
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH peas

Nearest frequency peer: peas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Perkins”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Perkins” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Perkins vs Perrin
71% similar
Perkins vs persons
57% similar
Perkins vs permits
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Perkins
PropertyValue
HeadwordPerkins
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈpɝkɪnz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,122
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Perkins”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Perkinslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “peas” (#12,121), “posture” (#12,123), “Prague” (#12,124). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Perkins” is #12,122. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Perkins (IPA /ˈpɝkɪnz/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,122 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Perkins, with forms such as "eprkins", "pekrins", and "perikns". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Perrin", "persons", "permits", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is Perkins, spelled P-E-R-K-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.
  2. 2
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Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Perkins appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jo Rae Perkins was carrying about 50 percent of the vote in Oregon’s primary as of Wednesday afternoon, vanquishing three other Republican candidates to become the party’s nominee for the seat currently held by Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprkins
  • pekrins
  • perikns
  • perkinns
  • perkinss
  • perkisn
  • perkkins
  • perknis
  • perrkins
  • pperkins
  • prekins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Perkins - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eprkins2pekrins2perikns2perkinns1perkinss1perkisn2perkkins1perknis2
Edit distance from "Perkins"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Perkins"?
"Perkins" is spelled P-E-R-K-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɝkɪnz/.
What does "Perkins" mean?
As a proper noun, "Perkins" means: An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.
What words are commonly confused with "Perkins"?
"Perkins" is commonly confused with "Perrin", "persons", "permits". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Perkins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Perkins" is /ˈpɝkɪnz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Perkins" come from?
"Perkins" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Perkins", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

posture#12,123panther#12,119refresh#12,130salvage#12,133

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

obsolete11 variantsruthless11 variantsnarrowly11 variantsstaging11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list