# period vs périr

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### period
*noun · IPA ['pɪərɪəd] · frequency rank #44,088*
Période.

### périr
*verb · IPA \pe.ʁiʁ\ · frequency rank #27,204*
Prendre fin ; cesser d’être.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/period-vs-perir