perfect

\ˈpɝ.fɪkt\

/\ˈpɝ.fɪkt\/ adj

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The verdict

“perfect” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,701. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,701
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-perfect · perfect · French

perfect · rank #16,701 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,701
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pharmaciens

Nearest frequency peer: pharmaciens (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « perfect »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « perfect » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

perfect vs permet
71% similar
perfect vs Perret
57% similar
perfect vs perdent
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for perfect
PropertyValue
Headwordperfect
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈpɝ.fɪkt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,701
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « perfect »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).perfectse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pharmaciens » (#16,702), « penseurs » (#16,699), « pignon » (#16,703). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « perfect » est au #16,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around perfect (IPA \ˈpɝ.fɪkt\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,701 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for perfect, with forms such as "eprfect", "pefrect", and "perefct". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "permet", "Perret", "perdent", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is perfect, spelled P-E-R-F-E-C-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parfait.
  2. 2
    (fourth, fifth, octave) Juste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Well… nobody's perfect !

Antonyms

imperfectdiminishedaugmented

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprfect
  • pefrect
  • perefct
  • perfcet
  • perfecct
  • perfectt
  • perfetc
  • perffect
  • perrfect
  • pperfect
  • prefect

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perfect - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eprfect2pefrect2perefct2perfcet2perfecct1perfectt1perfetc2perffect1
Edit distance from "perfect"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perfect"?
"perfect" is spelled P-E-R-F-E-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈpɝ.fɪkt\.
What does "perfect" mean?
As an adjective, "perfect" means: Parfait.
What words are commonly confused with "perfect"?
"perfect" is commonly confused with "permet", "Perret", "perdent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perfect"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perfect" is \ˈpɝ.fɪkt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perfect" come from?
"perfect" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perfect", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

partons#16,695proprio#16,709prêtent#16,710rajouté#16,714

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

rattrapé11 variantsremèdes11 variantsMarilyn11 variantsmanteaux11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list