perpétratrice

\pɛʁ.pɛ.tʁa.tʁis\

/\pɛʁ.pɛ.tʁa.tʁis\/ noun

The verdict

“perpétratrice” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Autrice ou personnage qui perpètre un délit ou un crime.

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Index FR-perpetratrice · perpétratrice · French

perpétratrice · 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.

Key facts for perpétratrice
PropertyValue
Headwordperpétratrice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛʁ.pɛ.tʁa.tʁis\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « perpétratrice » en français

perpétratricesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

perpétratrice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛʁ.pɛ.tʁa.tʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autrice ou personnage qui perpètre un délit ou un crime.".

perpétratrice doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is perpétratrice, spelled P-E-R-P-É-T-R-A-T-R-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autrice ou personnage qui perpètre un délit ou un crime.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Que si ladite perpétratrice ne comparoissoit, soit pour s'excuser & justifier , ayant duement été citée & assignée, il ne devra être tenu contre icelle aucune formalité, que comme pour fait criminel, soit qu'il se fasse instance de la part des parens du défunt, ou non.

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 "perpétratrice"?
"perpétratrice" is spelled P-E-R-P-É-T-R-A-T-R-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.pɛ.tʁa.tʁis\.
What does "perpétratrice" mean?
As a noun, "perpétratrice" means: Autrice ou personnage qui perpètre un délit ou un crime.
How do you pronounce "perpétratrice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perpétratrice" is \pɛʁ.pɛ.tʁa.tʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perpétratrice" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list