perverse
French, adjective\pɛʁ.vɛʁs\
perverse is spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S-E (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,091st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perverse is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of pervers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does perverse mean in English?
adjective
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femininefeminine singular of pervers
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Antonyme de convertie, personne qui a quitté la religion considérée comme vraie, apostate. 2. Celle qui est totalement dépourvue de sentiments et de sens moral, encline à faire le mal volontairement et dont le caractère asocial se manifeste très tôt, dès l’enfance. 3. Celle dont le comportement sexuel s’écarte de la normalité.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of perverse
- perverses plural
- pervers masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perverse?
- \pɛʁ.vɛʁs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is perverse in French?
perverse appears 1.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).