perv
/pɝv/noun, verb
perv is spelled P-E-R-V: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perv means “A pervert” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perv is pervs.
How many letters and syllables are in perv?
| Letters | 4: P-E-R-V |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th 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; 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 perv?
Perv appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 perv?
- UK /pɜːv/
- US /pɝv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-perv.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with perv?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as perv from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹv/):
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 perv
- pervs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- perve
- perving participle, present
- perved participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perv mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA pervert.
- 2
AustraliaUKslangAn ogle; an act of leering or voyeurism.
verb
- 1
slangTo act in a sexually perverted manner.
God, could you stop perving out over my sister? She's literally 14.
- 2
slangTo look at lasciviously or voyeuristically.
The soccer coach perved on one of the players as he undressed in the change room.
noun
- 1
Acronym of porcine endogenous retrovirus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perv in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pervert:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Perversling |
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 perv come from?
Clipping of pervert.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).