Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfectus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: per-fec-tus
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of perfect (“leader of the Cathar movement”).

noun

Alternative form of perfectus.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin perfectus. Doublet of parfait, perfect, and perfecto.

Inflected Forms

perfecti (plural)

Synonyms

perfect

Questions

What does perfectus mean?: Synonym of perfect (“leader of the Cathar movement”).
Where does perfectus come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin perfectus. Doublet of parfait, perfect, and perfecto.

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