péripéties

\pe.ʁi.pe.si\

/\pe.ʁi.pe.si\/ noun

The verdict

“péripéties” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,533
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de péripétie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-peripeties · péripéties · French

péripéties · rank #17,533 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,533
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH quest

Nearest frequency peer: quest (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “péripéties”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “péripéties” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

péripéties vs perpétrés
60% similar
péripéties vs périmètres
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for péripéties
PropertyValue
Headwordpéripéties
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pe.ʁi.pe.si\
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,533
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “péripéties” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.péripétiesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « quest » (#17,534), « propulsion » (#17,531), « quota » (#17,535). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around péripéties (IPA \pe.ʁi.pe.si\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,533 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de péripétie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for péripéties, with forms such as "peripeties", "ppéripéties", and "préipéties". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "perpétrés", "périmètres", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is péripéties, spelled P-É-R-I-P-É-T-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de péripétie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais il existe des femmes dont le cœur trop fortement dilaté s’anévrise dans ces terribles péripéties; d’autres, chez lesquelles le sang se tourne, et qui font de graves maladies.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • peripeties
  • ppéripéties
  • préipéties
  • péirpéties
  • périppéties
  • périptéies
  • péripéites
  • péripéteis
  • péripétiess
  • péripétise
  • péripétties
  • périépties
  • pérpiéties
  • pérripéties
  • épripéties

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of péripéties - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

peripeties2ppéripéties1préipéties2péirpéties2périppéties1périptéies2péripéites2péripéteis2
Edit distance from "péripéties"

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 "péripéties"?
"péripéties" is spelled P-É-R-I-P-É-T-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.ʁi.pe.si\.
What does "péripéties" mean?
As a noun, "péripéties" means: Pluriel de péripétie.
What words are commonly confused with "péripéties"?
"péripéties" is commonly confused with "perpétrés", "périmètres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "péripéties"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "péripéties" is \pe.ʁi.pe.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "péripéties" come from?
"péripéties" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "péripéties", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list