perpendikular
\pɛʁpɛndikuˈlaːɐ̯\
The verdict
“perpendikular” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perpendiculaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-perpendikular · perpendikular · French
perpendikular · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | perpendikular |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pɛʁpɛndikuˈlaːɐ̯\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « perpendikular » en français
Rare enough to double-check
perpendikular is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɛʁpɛndikuˈlaːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perpendiculaire.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for perpendikular, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is perpendikular, spelled P-E-R-P-E-N-D-I-K-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Perpendiculaire.
Antonyms
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.