perrière

\pɛ.ʁjɛʁ\

/\pɛ.ʁjɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“perrière” is uncommon French (frequency #81,433 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,433
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Au Moyen-Âge, machine de guerre qui lançait des pierres, des traits, des feux grégeois.

Key facts for perrière
PropertyValue
Headwordperrière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛ.ʁjɛʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,433
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “perrière” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). perrière lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perrière is uncommon French at frequency #81,433 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛ.ʁjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for perrière in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is perrière, spelled P-E-R-R-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au Moyen-Âge, machine de guerre qui lançait des pierres, des traits, des feux grégeois.
  2. 2
    Carrière, en Anjou, et, dans certaines provinces.

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 "perrière"?
"perrière" is spelled P-E-R-R-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛ.ʁjɛʁ\.
What does "perrière" mean?
As a noun, "perrière" means: Au Moyen-Âge, machine de guerre qui lançait des pierres, des traits, des feux grégeois.
How do you pronounce "perrière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perrière" is \pɛ.ʁjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perrière" come from?
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Using “perrière”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-E-R-R-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɛ.ʁjɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list