PPR

\pe.pe.ɛʁ\

/\pe.pe.ɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“PPR” is uncommon French (frequency #54,175 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,175
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abréviation de peste des petits ruminants.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ppr · PPR · French

PPR · rank #54,175 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,175
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pouah

Nearest frequency peer: pouah (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « PPR »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « PPR » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for PPR
PropertyValue
HeadwordPPR
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pe.pe.ɛʁ\
Letters3
Frequency rank#54,175
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « PPR » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).PPRtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « pouah » (#54,174), « Priam » (#54,176), « positionnées » (#54,173). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « PPR » est au #54,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

PPR is uncommon French at frequency #54,175 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pe.pe.ɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abréviation de peste des petits ruminants.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for PPR in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is PPR, spelled P-P-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abréviation de peste des petits ruminants.

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 "PPR"?
"PPR" is spelled P-P-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.pe.ɛʁ\.
What does "PPR" mean?
As a noun, "PPR" means: Abréviation de peste des petits ruminants.
How do you pronounce "PPR"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "PPR" is \pe.pe.ɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "PPR" come from?
"PPR" 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 "PPR", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list