perecem

verb

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The verdict

“perecem” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #79,849 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,849
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo perecer

Key facts for perecem
PropertyValue
Headwordperecem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “perecem” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). perecem lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perecem is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #79,849 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo perecer".

No generated misspelling entries exist for perecem in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is perecem, spelled P-E-R-E-C-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo perecer

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perecem"?
"perecem" is spelled P-E-R-E-C-E-M.
What does "perecem" mean?
As a verb, "perecem" means: terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo perecer
What language does "perecem" come from?
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Using “perecem”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-R-E-C-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list