Perthes
The verdict
“Perthes” is uncommon French (frequency #79,608 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,608
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-perthes · Perthes · French
Perthes · rank #79,608 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,608
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH persécuteurs
Nearest frequency peer: persécuteurs (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Perthes »
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What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Perthes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Perthes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #79,608 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Perthes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Perthes is uncommon French at frequency #79,608 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Perthes in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Perthes, spelled P-E-R-T-H-E-S.
Definition
- 1Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes.
- 2Commune française, située dans le département de la Haute-Marne.
- 3Commune française, située dans le département de Seine-et-Marne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Perthes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les incendies continuent leurs ravages dans l’arrondissement de Rethel. Les villages de Perthes et de Draize viennent encore d’être, à quelques jours d'intervalle, le théâtre de deux incendies. Le premier a consumé une grange et les céréales qu’elle contenait.
A Perthes, un habitant ayant tiré sur les Allemands, ceux-ci, furieux, réunirent les habitants restant dans l'église et on compte 21 jeunes gens et vieillards, parmi lesquels ils en choisirent 7 qu'ils fusillèrent. Les autres furent relâchés.
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.
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