peril
Definitions
Noun
- A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- A state of danger involving risk
- A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Verb
- Pose a threat to; present a danger to
- Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "peril".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | peril | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | perilous | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | perilously | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | perils | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | imperil | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | imperiled | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | imperiling | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | imperils | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | perillo | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "peril".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | people | 2 | 847 |
| 2 | special | 2 | 250 |
| 3 | panel | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | purple | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | puzzle | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | spatial | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | spiral | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | papal | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | pedal | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | apparel | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | spurdle | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | apostle | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | paschal | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | poodle | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | spittle | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | paddle | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | paschall | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | pebble | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | peddle | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | penal | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | pennell | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | pickle | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | puddle | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | speidel | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | epistle | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | epochal | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | pagel | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | pannell | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | parrill | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | patchell | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | pavel | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | pennel | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | peppel | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | pepple | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | percle | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | pernell | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | persall | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | pershall | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | peschel | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | petal | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | pethel | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | pethtel | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | pickel | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | pickell | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | piddle | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | pikul | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | pinnell | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | pirkl | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | pirkle | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | pirtle | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | pischel | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | pittle | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | podoll | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | poeschel | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | pohle | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | pommel | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | poppell | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | popple | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | possehl | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | pottle | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | pownall | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | pummel | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | purnell | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | pursel | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | pursell | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | purtell | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | purtle | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | pytel | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | spacial | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | spackle | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | speagle | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | speckle | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | speegle | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | spegal | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | spidel | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | spidell | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | spidle | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | spiegel | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | spinal | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | spousal | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | sprowle | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "peril".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "peril" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "peril" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "peril" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "peril".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pirkl | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 9
Sound Alikes: 81
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says
Feb 4, 2026 The Guardian
Feb 4, 2026 The Guardian
The strategic logic and industrial peril of Trump’s battleship plan for the US Navy
Jan 26, 2026 Navy Lookout
Jan 26, 2026 Navy Lookout
Republicans Struggle to Respond to Shooting, Reflecting Political Peril
Jan 25, 2026 The New York Times
Jan 25, 2026 The New York Times

