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01 Word definition

perfidious

10 letters · 5 vowels · 5 consonants

Is PERFIDIOUS a word?

Yes. PERFIDIOUS is a 10-letter adjective. tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PERFIDIOUS?

P-E-R-F-I-D-I-O-U-S

PERFIDIOUS contains 10 letters, begins with P, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

    “Punic faith”
Synonyms
punictreacherous
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score16points
Words With Friends18points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PERFIDIOUS spelled?

P1E2R3F4I5D6I7O8U9S10
Starts withPERFirst 3 letters
Ends withOUSLast 3 letters
Unique letters9Repeats I
Vowel balance5 / 5Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →10-letter words →Words starting with PER →Words ending in OUS →Words made from PERFIDIOUS →Words with D →Words with E →Words with F →Words with I →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

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How do you spell PERFIDIOUS?

PERFIDIOUS is spelled P-E-R-F-I-D-I-O-U-S. It contains 10 letters.