perseid
/ˈpɝ.si.ɪd/noun
perseid is spelled P-E-R-S-E-I-D: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perseid means “Any member of the Perseidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perseid is perseids.
How many letters and syllables are in perseid?
| Letters | 7: P-E-R-S-E-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 perseid?
Perseid appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 perseid?
- UK /ˈpɜː.sɪ.ɪd/
- US /ˈpɝ.si.ɪd/
Perseid has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Perseid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with perseid?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as perseid (/ɜɹsiɪd/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: preside.
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 perseid
- perseids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perseid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the Perseidae.
noun
- 1
A descendant of Perseus.
- 2
Any of the meteors in a meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Perseus.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the Perseids.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perseid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.