Which to use
“Perso” and “Person” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,129
- “Perso” frequency rank
- #445
- “Person” frequency rank
- 40574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Perso | Person |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | amtlicher Ausweis mit Lichtbild, Unterschrift und Personalien des Inhabers | ein Mensch |
Where the eye mixes Perso and Person
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Perso runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Person's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Perso and Person
A purely visual mix-up. Perso ([ˈpɛʁzo]) and Person ([pɛʁˈzoːn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Perso” sits inside “Person”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Perso is recorded at frequency rank #40,129, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɛʁzo]. Person is at rank #445, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɛʁˈzoːn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40574, this pair ranks #1,504,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Perso vs Person
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "Perso": -. Private to "Person": n.
"Perso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Person" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Perso" and "Person" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Perso" or "Person"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Perso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Person" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,504,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Perso" and "Person" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pars vs Perso". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,504,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.