périnatal

\pe.ʁi.na.tal\

/\pe.ʁi.na.tal\/ adj

The verdict

“périnatal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui concerne les jours qui entourent une naissance, qui se passe durant cette période.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perinatal · périnatal · French

périnatal · 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.

Key facts for périnatal
PropertyValue
Headwordpérinatal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pe.ʁi.na.tal\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « périnatal » en français

périnatalreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

périnatal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pe.ʁi.na.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui concerne les jours qui entourent une naissance, qui se passe durant cette période.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for périnatal, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is périnatal, spelled P-É-R-I-N-A-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui concerne les jours qui entourent une naissance, qui se passe durant cette période.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il nous apparait primordial d’intervenir dès la période périnatale puisque, les rôles parentaux se construisent et se consolident pour les années à venir.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "périnatal"?
"périnatal" is spelled P-É-R-I-N-A-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.ʁi.na.tal\.
What does "périnatal" mean?
As an adjective, "périnatal" means: Qui concerne les jours qui entourent une naissance, qui se passe durant cette période.
How do you pronounce "périnatal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "périnatal" is \pe.ʁi.na.tal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "périnatal" come from?
"périnatal" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list