périanthe
\pe.ʁjɑ̃t\
The verdict
“périanthe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble des enveloppes extérieures (généralement calice et corolle) entourant les organes sexuels de la fleur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-perianthe · périanthe · French
périanthe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| 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) |
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Rare enough to double-check
périanthe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pe.ʁjɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how périanthe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les étamines les plus voisines du périanthe sont formées de lames jaunes et larges, ne différant de celles du périanthe que par un peu moins de largeur et par la présence, vers le sommet, d’une petite anthère rudimentaire.
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.