performeur

\pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\

/\pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“performeur” is uncommon French (frequency #76,888 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,888
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne qui exécute une performance artistique, en direct, devant un public.

Key facts for performeur
PropertyValue
Headwordperformeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,888
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “performeur” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). performeur lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

performeur is uncommon French at frequency #76,888 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for performeur, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is performeur, spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-E-U-R.

Definition

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

Synonyms

performer

This word in other languages

performer(English)

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 "performeur"?
"performeur" is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\.
What does "performeur" mean?
As a noun, "performeur" means: Personne qui exécute une performance artistique, en direct, devant un public.
How do you pronounce "performeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "performeur" 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 "performeur" come from?
"performeur" 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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Using “performeur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-E-R-F-O-R-M-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœʁ\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list