# pervert

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpəː.vəːt/ · frequency rank #19,164

## Definitions
1. One 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.

## Etymology
From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.

## Easily confused with
- **perverted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pervert-vs-perverted)
- **perfect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perfect-vs-pervert)
- **percent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/percent-vs-pervert)
- **perverse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perverse-vs-pervert)

## Common misspellings (11)
`eprvert`, `perevrt`, `perrvert`, `perverrt`, `pervertt`, `pervetr`, `pervret`, `pervvert`, `pevrert`, `ppervert`, `prevert`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pervert