pervert
/ˈpɚ.vɚt/noun, verb
pervert is spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pervert means “One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pervert is perverts.
How many letters and syllables are in pervert?
| Letters | 7: P-E-R-V-E-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 pervert?
Pervert appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th 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 pervert?
- UK /ˈpəː.vəːt/
- UK /ˈpəː.vət/
- US /ˈpɚ.vɚt/
As a verb (“To turn another way; to divert”): /pəˈvəːt/, /pɚˈvɚt/.
Pervert has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pervert_(noun).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pervert_(verb).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pervert?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pervert (/əɹvəɹt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: prevert.
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 pervert
- perverts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- perverting participle, present
- perverted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pervert mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedOne who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals.
- 2
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!
verb
- 1
To turn another way; to divert.
- 2
To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
How could stopping someone from killing himself or herself "pervert the course of justice"?
- 3
To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose
He has perverted his talents to dishonest gain.
- 4
to misinterpret designedly.
pervert one's words
- 5
To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pervert in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déviant, pervers |
| German | Perversling |
| Portuguese | pervertido, tarado |
| Spanish | pervertido |
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 pervert come from?
From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).