perpétuelle

\pɛʁ.pe.tɥɛl\

/\pɛʁ.pe.tɥɛl\/ adj

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The verdict

“perpétuelle” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,511. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,511
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de perpétuel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perpetuelle · perpétuelle · French

perpétuelle · rank #17,511 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,511
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH perpétuel

Nearest frequency peer: perpétuel (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « perpétuelle »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « perpétuelle » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

perpétuelle vs perpétuel
82% similar

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

Key facts for perpétuelle
PropertyValue
Headwordperpétuelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɛʁ.pe.tɥɛl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,511
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « perpétuelle »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).perpétuellese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « perpétuel » (#17,510), « pers » (#17,512), « persécutions » (#17,513). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « perpétuelle » est au #17,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around perpétuelle (IPA \pɛʁ.pe.tɥɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,511 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de perpétuel.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for perpétuelle, with forms such as "eprpétuelle", "peprétuelle", and "perpetuelle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "perpétuel", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is perpétuelle, spelled P-E-R-P-É-T-U-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de perpétuel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette perpétuelle divinisation grise si violemment, que je ne m’étonne plus de voir les femmes devenir égoïstes, oublieuses et légères au milieu de cette fête.
  2. La Caisse des dépôts inscrit alors la rente viagère sur le Grand livre et l’État devient à son tour bénéficiaire du nouveau dispositif en viagérisant ainsi la dette perpétuelle.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprpétuelle
  • peprétuelle
  • perpetuelle
  • perppétuelle
  • perptéuelle
  • perpéteulle
  • perpéttuelle
  • perpétuele
  • perpétuelel
  • perpétulele
  • perpéutelle
  • perrpétuelle
  • peréptuelle
  • pperpétuelle
  • prepétuelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perpétuelle - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eprpétuelle2peprétuelle2perpetuelle1perppétuelle1perptéuelle2perpéteulle2perpéttuelle1perpétuele1
Edit distance from "perpétuelle"

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 "perpétuelle"?
"perpétuelle" is spelled P-E-R-P-É-T-U-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.pe.tɥɛl\.
What does "perpétuelle" mean?
As an adjective, "perpétuelle" means: Féminin singulier de perpétuel.
What words are commonly confused with "perpétuelle"?
"perpétuelle" is commonly confused with "perpétuel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perpétuelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perpétuelle" is \pɛʁ.pe.tɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perpétuelle" come from?
"perpétuelle" 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 "perpétuelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

organisant15 variantspraticiens15 variantspropulsion15 variantspéripéties15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list