performer

\pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\

/\pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“performer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,953
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui exécute une performance artistique, en direct, devant un public.

Corpus desk

Index FR-performer · performer · French

performer · rank #32,953 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,953
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH penserai

Nearest frequency peer: penserai (-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 « performer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « performer » 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
Key facts for performer
PropertyValue
Headwordperformer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,953
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « performer »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « penserai » (#32,952), « persique » (#32,954), « pesanteur » (#32,955). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « performer » est au #32,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around performer (IPA \pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,953 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for performer, with forms such as "eprformer", "pefrormer", and "perfformer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is performer, spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui exécute une performance artistique, en direct, devant un public.
  2. 2
    Personne qui exécute une performance sportive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Axel Hubert, le meilleur performer mondial 2020 du décathlon.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprformer
  • pefrormer
  • perfformer
  • perfomrer
  • perforemr
  • performerr
  • performmer
  • performre
  • perforrmer
  • perfromer
  • perofrmer
  • perrformer
  • pperformer
  • preformer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of performer - 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.

eprformer2pefrormer2perfformer1perfomrer2perforemr2performerr1performmer1performre2
Edit distance from "performer"

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 "performer"?
"performer" is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\.
What does "performer" mean?
As a noun, "performer" means: Personne qui exécute une performance artistique, en direct, devant un public.
What are common misspellings of "performer"?
Common misspellings include "eprformer", "pefrormer", "perfformer", "perfomrer", "perforemr". The correct spelling is "performer".
How do you pronounce "performer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "performer" is \pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "performer" come from?
"performer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pesanteur#32,955palpitant#32,944prescrite#32,963Priscilla#32,964

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

parapluies14 variantsPythagore14 variantsremorquage14 variantsremémorer14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list