perversion

\pɛʁ.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\

/\pɛʁ.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“perversion” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,565. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,565
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Changement de bien en mal ; dépravation ; corruption.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perversion · perversion · French

perversion · rank #27,565 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,565
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH philologie

Nearest frequency peer: philologie (+2 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 « perversion »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « perversion » 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).

perversion vs perversité
80% similar

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

Key facts for perversion
PropertyValue
Headwordperversion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛʁ.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,565
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « perversion »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).perversionse 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 « philologie » (#27,567), « pep » (#27,562), « pilotée » (#27,568). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « perversion » est au #27,565. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around perversion (IPA \pɛʁ.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,565 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for perversion, with forms such as "eprversion", "perevrsion", and "perrversion". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "perversité", 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is perversion, spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Changement de bien en mal ; dépravation ; corruption.
  2. 2
    Trouble, dérangement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un névropathe adulte, qui ne sais pas ce qu'est l’onanisme buccal ou la friquarelle (cela arrive), ne fait jamais mention de ces perversions dans son autoanalyse, quelque loin qu'elle soit poussée.
  2. J’ignorais leurs malpropretés morales et physiques, leurs tares, leurs perversions de tout ordre qui les souillaient, quelles abominations pouvaient s’y perpétrer et jusqu’où se dégradaient les sentiments les plus sacrés.

Synonyms

perversité

This word in other languages

perversion(English)perversión(Español)Abartigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprversion
  • perevrsion
  • perrversion
  • perverison
  • perverrsion
  • perversino
  • perversionn
  • perversoin
  • perverssion
  • pervesrion
  • pervresion
  • pervversion
  • pevrersion
  • pperversion
  • preversion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprversion2perevrsion2perrversion1perverison2perverrsion1perversino2perversionn1perversoin2
Edit distance from "perversion"

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 "perversion"?
"perversion" is spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "perversion" mean?
As a noun, "perversion" means: Changement de bien en mal ; dépravation ; corruption.
What words are commonly confused with "perversion"?
"perversion" is commonly confused with "perversité". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perversion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perversion" is \pɛʁ.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perversion" come from?
"perversion" 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 "perversion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

philologie#27,567polluantes#27,570pontifical#27,571pathogènes#27,558

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

populistes15 variantspantoufles15 variantsPowerPoint15 variantsmédiateurs15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list