perturber

\pɛʁ.tyʁ.be\

/\pɛʁ.tyʁ.be\/ verb

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The verdict

“perturber” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,862
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troubler, changer les habitudes, la condition physique ou psychique d'un individu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perturber · perturber · French

perturber · rank #13,862 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,862
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pe

Nearest frequency peer: pe (-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 « perturber »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « perturber » 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).

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

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

Key facts for perturber
PropertyValue
Headwordperturber
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pɛʁ.tyʁ.be\
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,862
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « perturber »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).perturberse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pe » (#13,861), « piloter » (#13,863), « paternité » (#13,860). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « perturber » est au #13,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around perturber (IPA \pɛʁ.tyʁ.be\), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,862 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for perturber, with forms such as "eprturber", "perrturber", and "pertruber". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "perturbés", "perturbe", "perdurer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is perturber, spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troubler, changer les habitudes, la condition physique ou psychique d'un individu.
  2. 2
    Déranger le déroulement d'un évènement, l'ordre d'un groupe, dérégler le fonctionnement d'une organisation.
  3. 3
    Dérégler le comportement normal d'un mécanisme, d'un système.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il faut éviter de le perturber avant son examen.
  2. * Les manifestants ont perturbé la circulation en ville pendant plus de deux heures.

Synonyms

bouleverserdéstabiliserdérangerdisturbergênertraumatisertroublerbouleverserdérangergênerparasitersemer la discordesemer la pagaillesemer la zizaniedéréglergêner

This word in other languages

bother(English)perturbar(Español)stören(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprturber
  • perrturber
  • pertruber
  • pertturber
  • pertubrer
  • perturbber
  • perturberr
  • perturbre
  • perturebr
  • perturrber
  • perutrber
  • petrurber
  • pperturber
  • preturber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perturber - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eprturber2perrturber1pertruber2pertturber1pertubrer2perturbber1perturberr1perturbre2
Edit distance from "perturber"

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 "perturber"?
"perturber" is spelled P-E-R-T-U-R-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.tyʁ.be\.
What does "perturber" mean?
As a verb, "perturber" means: Troubler, changer les habitudes, la condition physique ou psychique d'un individu.
What words are commonly confused with "perturber"?
"perturber" is commonly confused with "perturbés", "perturbe", "perdurer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perturber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perturber" is \pɛʁ.tyʁ.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perturber" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

paternité#13,860optimisme#13,852prévoyait#13,879psychique#13,880

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

programmée14 variantsréalisant14 variantsexpiration14 variantsdétruites14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list