perene
/pɨ.ˈɾɛ.nɨ/
The verdict
“perene” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,312
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que dura por um tempo indefinidamente longo
Corpus desk
Index PT-perene · perene · Portuguese
perene · rank #28,312 · 8 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #28,312
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH patriótico
Nearest frequency peer: patriótico (-3 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.
Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “perene”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- orifício
orifício
71,696 corpus weight
- pagão
pagão
71,695 corpus weight
- paparazzi
paparazzi
71,694 corpus weight
- patriótico
patriótico
71,692 corpus weight
- perene
perene
71,689 corpus weight
- pinhal
pinhal
71,682 corpus weight
What this shows “perene” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perene |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɨ.ˈɾɛ.nɨ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #28,312 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “perene”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around perene (IPA /pɨ.ˈɾɛ.nɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,312 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for perene, with forms such as "eprene", "peerne", and "pereen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "perna", "parede", "perante", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is perene, spelled P-E-R-E-N-E.
Definition
- 1que dura por um tempo indefinidamente longo
- 2perpétuo, contínuo, recorrente, eterno
- 3diz-se das espécies vegetais cujo ciclo de vida lhes permite viver por mais de dois ciclos sazonais
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how perene appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nem o mais desumano entre os códigos penais conseguiu a proeza de inserir em seu rol de castigos este, tão trágico e perene, que acompanha as crianças desde os seus primeiros dias na escola até o fim da vida delas.
Queremos inaugurar um novo momento, trazendo um festival anual da bossa nova para resgatar, de forma perene, um gênero musical importante e genuinamente brasileiro
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eprene
- peerne
- pereen
- perenne
- pernee
- perrene
- pperene
- preene
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perene - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perene", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).