perenn

\ˈpeː.rɛn\

/\ˈpeː.rɛn\/ noun

The verdict

“perenn” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poirier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perenn · perenn · French

perenn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for perenn
PropertyValue
Headwordperenn
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈpeː.rɛn\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « perenn » en français

perennreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perenn is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈpeː.rɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for perenn, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is perenn, spelled P-E-R-E-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poirier.
  2. 2
    Poirier, figure consistant à rester en équilibre sur la tête.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how perenn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gwechall e veze graet louzoù gant ludu koad perenn d'ar re a veze ampoezonet gant kabelloù-touseg, ha bremañ ne vez graet netra gant ar gwez per en apotikerezh.
  2. Kizellet int bet e tammoù koad trocʼhet diwar ur berenn eus liorzh presbital Skrignag na zouge mui frouezh.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perenn"?
"perenn" is spelled P-E-R-E-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈpeː.rɛn\.
What does "perenn" mean?
As a noun, "perenn" means: Poirier.
How do you pronounce "perenn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perenn" is \ˈpeː.rɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perenn" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list