périnatal
\pe.ʁi.na.tal\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | périnatal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pe.ʁi.na.tal\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « périnatal » en français
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
- 1Qui concerne les jours qui entourent une naissance, qui se passe durant cette période.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how périnatal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.