perp
/pɝp/noun, adjective
perp is spelled P-E-R-P: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perp means “A perpetrator” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perp is perps.
How many letters and syllables are in perp?
| Letters | 4: P-E-R-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is perp?
Perp appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce perp?
- UK /pɜːp/
- US /pɝp/
- Australia /pɜːp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-perp.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with perp?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as perp from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹp/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: prep.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of perp
- perps plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA perpetrator.
"We have the perp in custody," the policeman said.
- 2
A perpetual bond.
- 3
Perpetual futures.
adjective
- 1
Clipping of perpendicular.
a perp window
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perp in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense perpetrator:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does perp come from?
Clipping of perpetrator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).