perversion
per·ver·sion/pəɹˈvɜɹ.ʒən/noun
perversion is spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (per·ver·sion). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perversion means “The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perversion is perversions.
How many letters and syllables are in perversion?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-V-E-R-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: per·ver·sion |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 perversion?
Perversion appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 perversion?
- UK /pəˈvɜː.ʒən/
- US /pəɹˈvɜɹ.ʒən/
- /pəˈvøː.ʒən/
Perversion has 3 syllables, split per·ver·sion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-perversion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with perversion?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as perversion from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹʒən/):
- version
- conversion
- Persian
- diversion
- immersion
- excursion
- coercion
- aversion
- dispersion
- subversion
- emersion
- retroversion
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 perversion
- perversions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perversion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
- 2
The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
- 3
Distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something.
- 4
A sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality.
- 5
Ellipsis of tendril perversion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perversion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Entwürdigung, Demütigung, Pervertierung , Perversion, Abartigkeit |
| French | perversion |
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 perversion come from?
Inherited from Middle English perversion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).