# perp

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɝp/ · frequency rank #44,400

## Definitions
1. A perpetrator.

## Etymology
Clipping of perpetrator.

## Easily confused with
- **PP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pp)
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pr)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pro)
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pop)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pet)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pup)
- **PHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-php)
- **pew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pew)
- **pip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pip)
- **PPP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-ppp)
- **PSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-psp)
- **PRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-prc)
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pry)
- **PvP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pvp)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pes)
- **PRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pra)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pur)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-prs)
- **PnP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pnp)
- **pir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perp-vs-pir)

## Common misspellings (5)
`eprp`, `pepr`, `perpp`, `perrp`, `pperp`

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