perron
/ˈpɛɹən/
"perron" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“perron” is uncommon English (frequency #59,621 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,621
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc.
Corpus desk
Index EN-perron · perron · English
perron · rank #59,621 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,621
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH perfecto
Nearest frequency peer: perfecto (-3 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.
Long-tail ranks near “perron”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- peewee
peewee
40,386 corpus weight
- Penobscot
Penobscot
40,384 corpus weight
- perfecto
perfecto
40,383 corpus weight
- perron
perron
40,380 corpus weight
- pleadings
pleadings
40,375 corpus weight
- Pleiades
Pleiades
40,374 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “perron” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perron |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɛɹən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #59,621 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “perron” in English
Rare enough to double-check
perron is uncommon English at frequency #59,621 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɛɹən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
perron has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French pierre (“stone”), from Anglo-Norman perron. The correct English form is perron, spelled P-E-R-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc.
- 2A platform outside the raised entrance to a church or large building, or the steps leading to such a platform. US: stoop.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how perron appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
hit wille be no worship for you to haue adoo with me / for ye are fressh and I am wounded sore / And therfor and ye wille nedes haue ado with me / Assigne me a day and thenne I shal mete with you withoute fayle / ye saye wel said sir Tristram / Now I assigne you to mete me in the medowe by the ryuer of Camelot / where Merlyon sette the peron
Etymology
From Middle French pierre (“stone”), from Anglo-Norman perron.
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.
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