perverses

\pɛʁ.vɛʁs\

/\pɛʁ.vɛʁs\/ noun

The verdict

“perverses” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #49,850 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#49,850
frequency rank, French
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de perverse.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

perverses vs pervers
78% similar
perverses vs perverse
89% similar

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

Key facts for perverses
PropertyValue
Headwordperverses
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛʁ.vɛʁs\
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,850
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “perverses” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). perverses lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for perverses is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɛʁ.vɛʁs\. Corpus data places it at rank #49,850 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de perverse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for perverses, with forms such as "eprverses", "perevrses", and "perrverses". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pervers", "perverse", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is perverses, spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de perverse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprverses,perevrses,perrverses,perveress,perverrses,perversess,perversses,pervesres,pervreses,pervverses,pevrerses,pperverses,preverses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perverses - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eprverses2perevrses2perrverses1perveress2perverrses1perversess1perversses1pervesres2
Edit distance from "perverses"

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 "perverses"?
"perverses" is spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.vɛʁs\.
What does "perverses" mean?
As a noun, "perverses" means: Pluriel de perverse.
What words are commonly confused with "perverses"?
"perverses" is commonly confused with "pervers", "perverse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perverses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perverses" is \pɛʁ.vɛʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perverses" come from?
"perverses" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “perverses”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-E-R-V-E-R-S-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɛʁ.vɛʁs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pervers” - see the side-by-side comparison. perverses vs pervers
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list