perfectionniste
\pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ.nist\
The verdict
“perfectionniste” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #36,526 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #36,526
- frequency rank, French
- 15
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a tendance à rechercher la perfection.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perfectionniste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ.nist\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #36,526 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perfectionniste” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for perfectionniste is 15 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ.nist\. Corpus data places it at rank #36,526 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Qui a tendance à rechercher la perfection.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for perfectionniste, with forms such as "eprfectionniste", "pefrectionniste", and "perefctionniste". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists 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 perfectionniste, spelled P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N-N-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a tendance à rechercher la perfection.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprfectionniste,pefrectionniste,perefctionniste,perfcetionniste,perfecctionniste,perfecitonniste,perfectinoniste,perfectioninste,perfectioniste,perfectionniset,perfectionnisste,perfectionnistte,perfectionnitse,perfectionnsite,perfectoinniste,perfecttionniste,perfetcionniste,perffectionniste,perrfectionniste,pperfectionniste,prefectionniste
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perfectionniste - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “perfectionniste”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N-N-I-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ.nist\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.