perne
French, noun\pɛʁn\
perne is spelled P-E-R-N-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written French, the 247,574th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perne is a French feminine noun meaning “a kind of saltwater mussel. (Mytiloida)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Genre de coquilles bivalves, minces et plates de la famille Mytiloida”.
What does perne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea kind of saltwater mussel. (Mytiloida)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Genre de coquilles bivalves, minces et plates de la famille Mytiloida. 2. Jambon.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of perne
- pernes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perne?
- \pɛʁn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is perne in French?
perne appears about once in every 62 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).