périanthe
\pe.ʁjɑ̃t\
The verdict
“périanthe” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des enveloppes extérieures (généralement calice et corolle) entourant les organes sexuels de la fleur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | périanthe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pe.ʁjɑ̃t\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “périanthe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for périanthe is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pe.ʁjɑ̃t\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ensemble des enveloppes extérieures (généralement calice et corolle) entourant les organes sexuels de la fleur.".
No misspelling variants are generated for périanthe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 périanthe, spelled P-É-R-I-A-N-T-H-E.
Definition
- 1Ensemble des enveloppes extérieures (généralement calice et corolle) entourant les organes sexuels de la fleur.
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.
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Using “périanthe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-É-R-I-A-N-T-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pe.ʁjɑ̃t\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.