perturbe

\pɛʁ.tyʁb\

/\pɛʁ.tyʁb\/ verb

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The verdict

“perturbe” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,514
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de perturber.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perturbe · perturbe · French

perturbe · rank #17,514 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,514
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH persécutions

Nearest frequency peer: persécutions (-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 « perturbe »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « perturbe » 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).

perturbe vs perturber
89% similar
perturbe vs perturbée
89% similar
perturbe vs perturbés
78% similar

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

Key facts for perturbe
PropertyValue
Headwordperturbe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pɛʁ.tyʁb\
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,514
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « perturbe »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).perturbese 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 « persécutions » (#17,513), « pessimiste » (#17,515), « pers » (#17,512). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « perturbe » est au #17,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around perturbe (IPA \pɛʁ.tyʁb\), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,514 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for perturbe, with forms such as "eprturbe", "perrturbe", and "pertrube". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "perturber", "perturbée", "perturbés", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is perturbe, spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de perturber.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de perturber.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de perturber.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de perturber.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de perturber.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. C'est assez terrible grand-père que, parfois, l’humain préfère se détruire ou détruire ceux autour de lui plutôt que de travailler à décristalliser ce qui le perturbe profondément.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprturbe
  • perrturbe
  • pertrube
  • pertturbe
  • pertubre
  • perturbbe
  • pertureb
  • perturrbe
  • perutrbe
  • petrurbe
  • pperturbe
  • preturbe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perturbe - 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.

eprturbe2perrturbe1pertrube2pertturbe1pertubre2perturbbe1pertureb2perturrbe1
Edit distance from "perturbe"

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 "perturbe"?
"perturbe" is spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.tyʁb\.
What does "perturbe" mean?
As a verb, "perturbe" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de perturber.
What words are commonly confused with "perturbe"?
"perturbe" is commonly confused with "perturber", "perturbée", "perturbés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perturbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perturbe" is \pɛʁ.tyʁb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perturbe" come from?
"perturbe" 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 "perturbe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

planifié#17,518plénière#17,521passible#17,506parkings#17,504

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Philippot12 variantspneumonie12 variantsorientés12 variantsrentrait12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list