Perryville

name

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"perryville" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Perryville” is uncommon English (frequency #82,656 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,656
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A census-designated place in Alaska.

Key facts for Perryville
PropertyValue
HeadwordPerryville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,656
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Perryville” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Perryville lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Perryville is uncommon English at frequency #82,656 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Perryville, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Perry + -ville. The correct English form is Perryville, spelled P-E-R-R-Y-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A census-designated place in Alaska.
  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Perry County, Arkansas.
  3. 3
    A city in Kentucky, site of the Battle of Perryville, October 1862.
  4. 4
    A town in Cecil County, Maryland.
  5. 5
    A city, the county seat of Perry County, Missouri.

Etymology

From Perry + -ville.

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 "Perryville"?
"Perryville" is spelled P-E-R-R-Y-V-I-L-L-E.
What does "Perryville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Perryville" means: A census-designated place in Alaska.
What is the origin of the word "Perryville"?
From Perry + -ville. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Perryville”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-E-R-R-Y-V-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list