Pierre

/pjɛʁ/.

//pjɛʁ/./ noun

The verdict

“Pierre” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,198
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pedro

Corpus desk

Index PT-pierre · Pierre · Portuguese

Pierre · rank #7,198 · 6 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,198
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH polo

Nearest frequency peer: polo (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “Pierre”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “Pierre” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pierre vs Pietro
67% similar
Pierre vs Pietra
67% similar
Pierre vs Piero
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pierre
PropertyValue
HeadwordPierre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pjɛʁ/.
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,198
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Pierre”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.Pierrecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “polo” (#7,199), “património” (#7,196), “porção” (#7,200). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “Pierre” fica em #7,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Pierre (IPA /pjɛʁ/.), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,198 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pedro".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pierre, with forms such as "iperre", "peirre", and "piere". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Pietro", "Pietra", "Piero", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Portuguese form is Pierre, spelled P-I-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pedro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iperre
  • peirre
  • piere
  • pierer
  • pirere
  • ppierre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pierre - 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.

iperre2peirre2piere1pierer2pirere2ppierre1
Edit distance from "Pierre"

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 "Pierre"?
"Pierre" is spelled P-I-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pjɛʁ/..
What does "Pierre" mean?
As a noun, "Pierre" means: Pedro
What words are commonly confused with "Pierre"?
"Pierre" is commonly confused with "Pietro", "Pietra", "Piero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pierre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pierre" is /pjɛʁ/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pierre" come from?
"Pierre" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pierre", 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 (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list