perron
/ˈpɛɹən/noun
perron is spelled P-E-R-R-O-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perron means “A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perron is perrons.
How many letters and syllables are in perron?
| Letters | 6: P-E-R-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 perron?
Perron appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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 perron?
- UK /ˈpɛɹən/
- UK /ˈpɛɹɒ̃/
Perron has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-perron.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with perron?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as perron from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹən/, British pronunciation):
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 perron
- perrons plural
- perowne
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc.
- 2
A platform outside the raised entrance to a church or large building, or the steps leading to such a platform. US: stoop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perron in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense steps:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | escalinata |
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 perron come from?
From Middle French pierre (“stone”), from Anglo-Norman perron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).