perte

\pɛʁt\

/\pɛʁt\/ noun

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The verdict

“perte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,418. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,418
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Privation de quelque chose de précieux, d’agréable, de commode, qu’on avait.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perte · perte · French

perte · rank #1,418 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,418
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH nul

Nearest frequency peer: nul (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “perte”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “perte” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

perte vs pré
40% similar
perte vs pet
60% similar
perte vs peut
60% similar

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

Key facts for perte
PropertyValue
Headwordperte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛʁt\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,418
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “perte” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pertese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « nul » (#1,417), « possibilité » (#1,419), « riche » (#1,420). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around perte (IPA \pɛʁt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,418 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for perte, with forms such as "eprte", "peret", and "perrte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pré", "pet", "peut", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is perte, spelled P-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Privation de quelque chose de précieux, d’agréable, de commode, qu’on avait.
  2. 2
    Don des mises après échec.
  3. 3
    Disparition de personnes dont on est privé par la mort.
  4. 4
    Les hommes tués ou blessés dans une bataille.
  5. 5
    Ce qui s’échappe ; ce qui se perd.
  6. 6
    Lieu où un cours d’eau disparaît en sous-sol.
  7. 7
    Hémorragie ; menstrues ou règles abondantes.
  8. 8
    Dommage, diminution de bien, de profit.
  9. 9
    Dépense d'argent, volontaire ou non.
  10. 10
    Déficit.
  11. 11
    Ruine, en ce qui regarde le gouvernement, la fortune, la réputation, les mœurs, etc.
  12. 12
    Mauvais succès, d’un événement désavantageux dans une affaire, dans une entreprise, etc.
  13. 13
    Mauvais usage ou l’emploi inutile que l’on fait d’une chose.
  14. 14
    État de totale perdition ou de destruction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La perte totale de ses biens lui imposa de changer complètement de vie.
  2. Une maladie grave peut entraîner la perte de la parole et de la vue chez le malade…

This word in other languages

loss(English)pérdida(Español)Verlust(Deutsch)perda(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprte
  • peret
  • perrte
  • pertte
  • petre
  • pperte
  • prete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eprte2peret2perrte1pertte1petre2pperte1prete2
Edit distance from "perte"

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 "perte"?
"perte" is spelled P-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁt\.
What does "perte" mean?
As a noun, "perte" means: Privation de quelque chose de précieux, d’agréable, de commode, qu’on avait.
What words are commonly confused with "perte"?
"perte" is commonly confused with "pré", "pet", "peut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perte" is \pɛʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perte" come from?
"perte" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

riche#1,420jeudi#1,414dites#1,409unité#1,427

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

belles7 variantssites7 variantslance7 variantspages7 variants

What to do next

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  • "perte" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "pré". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,418 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse

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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