Petr

\pɛtr̩\

/\pɛtr̩\/ name

The verdict

“Petr” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,455
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom tchèque, équivalent de Pierre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-petr · Petr · French

Petr · rank #39,455 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,455
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH persévérant

Nearest frequency peer: persévérant (-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 « Petr »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Petr » 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).

Petr vs Pr
50% similar
Petr vs Pt
50% similar
Petr vs peu
25% similar

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

Key facts for Petr
PropertyValue
HeadwordPetr
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\pɛtr̩\
Letters4
Frequency rank#39,455
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Petr »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Petrse 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 « persévérant » (#39,454), « pierrette » (#39,456), « perpendiculaires » (#39,453). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « Petr » est au #39,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Petr (IPA \pɛtr̩\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,455 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom tchèque, équivalent de Pierre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Petr, with forms such as "eptr", "pert", and "petrr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Pr", "Pt", "peu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Petr, spelled P-E-T-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom tchèque, équivalent de Pierre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eptr
  • pert
  • petrr
  • pettr
  • ppetr
  • pter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eptr2pert2petrr1pettr1ppetr1pter2
Edit distance from "Petr"

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 "Petr"?
"Petr" is spelled P-E-T-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛtr̩\.
What does "Petr" mean?
As a proper noun, "Petr" means: Prénom tchèque, équivalent de Pierre.
What words are commonly confused with "Petr"?
"Petr" is commonly confused with "Pr", "Pt", "peu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Petr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Petr" is \pɛtr̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Petr" come from?
"Petr" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list