verveine du Pérou

\vɛʁ.vɛn dy pe.ʁu\

/\vɛʁ.vɛn dy pe.ʁu\/ noun

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The verdict

“verveine du Pérou” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plante à usage culinaire ou médicinal dont les feuilles ont un parfum de citron — Aloysia citrodora ^(Paláu - 1784).

Key facts for verveine du Pérou
PropertyValue
Headwordverveine du Pérou
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɛʁ.vɛn dy pe.ʁu\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verveine du Pérou” sits in French frequency

verveine du Pérou falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for verveine du Pérou is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vɛʁ.vɛn dy pe.ʁu\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Plante à usage culinaire ou médicinal dont les feuilles ont un parfum de citron — Aloysia citrodora ^(Paláu - 1784).".

verveine du Pérou has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 verveine du Pérou, spelled V-E-R-V-E-I-N-E- -D-U- -P-É-R-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante à usage culinaire ou médicinal dont les feuilles ont un parfum de citron — Aloysia citrodora ^(Paláu - 1784).

Synonyms

aloyse citronnéecitronnelleherbe Louiselippiethé arabeverveine à trois feuillesverveine citronnéeverveine citronnelleverveine des Indesverveine odoranteverveine triphylle

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verveine du Pérou"?
"verveine du Pérou" is spelled V-E-R-V-E-I-N-E- -D-U- -P-É-R-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is \vɛʁ.vɛn dy pe.ʁu\.
What does "verveine du Pérou" mean?
As a noun, "verveine du Pérou" means: Plante à usage culinaire ou médicinal dont les feuilles ont un parfum de citron — Aloysia citrodora ^(Paláu - 1784).
How do you pronounce "verveine du Pérou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verveine du Pérou" is \vɛʁ.vɛn dy pe.ʁu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verveine du Pérou" come from?
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Using “verveine du Pérou”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-E-R-V-E-I-N-E- -D-U- -P-É-R-O-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vɛʁ.vɛn dy pe.ʁu\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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

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