pérennel

\pe.ʁɛ.nɛl\

/\pe.ʁɛ.nɛl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui dure toute l’année, pérenne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perennel · pérennel · French

pérennel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 pérennel
PropertyValue
Headwordpérennel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pe.ʁɛ.nɛl\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pérennel » en français

pérennelsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pérennel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pe.ʁɛ.nɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pérennel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pérennel, spelled P-É-R-E-N-N-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui dure toute l’année, pérenne.
  2. 2
    Éternel, perdurable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et c’est pourquoi, indépendant des saisons, sensible à des influences plus continues et plus subtiles, le pin montre un feuillage pérennel.
  2. Quand donc le temps, cessant sa fuite, laissera-t-il que cet écoulement se repose ? Formes, formes divines et pérennelles ! qui n’attendez que le repos pour reparaître, oh ! quand, dans quelle nuit, dans quel silence, vous recristalliserez-vous ?

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "pérennel"?
"pérennel" is spelled P-É-R-E-N-N-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.ʁɛ.nɛl\.
What does "pérennel" mean?
As an adjective, "pérennel" means: Qui dure toute l’année, pérenne.
How do you pronounce "pérennel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pérennel" is \pe.ʁɛ.nɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pérennel" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list