perceuse

\pɛʁ.søz\

/\pɛʁ.søz\/ noun

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The verdict

“perceuse” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,175
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Outil permettant de percer, de faire des trous, généralement à l’aide d’un foret rotatif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perceuse · perceuse · French

perceuse · rank #31,175 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,175
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH penchent

Nearest frequency peer: penchent (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « perceuse »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « perceuse » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

perceuse vs perçue
63% similar
perceuse vs perçus
63% similar
perceuse vs percuté
63% similar

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

Key facts for perceuse
PropertyValue
Headwordperceuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛʁ.søz\
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,175
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « perceuse »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.perceusese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « penchent » (#31,174), « percutant » (#31,176), « pelote » (#31,173). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « perceuse » est au #31,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around perceuse (IPA \pɛʁ.søz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,175 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for perceuse, with forms such as "eprceuse", "pecreuse", and "percceuse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "perçue", "perçus", "percuté", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is perceuse, spelled P-E-R-C-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Outil permettant de percer, de faire des trous, généralement à l’aide d’un foret rotatif.
  2. 2
    Celle qui perce.
  3. 3
    Celle qui pratique le perçage pour autrui.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how perceuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sur la bande, quand je la réécoutai, il y avait en fond sonore le bruit d’une perceuse.
  2. Par perceuse n'imaginez pas une vulgaire chignole portative. Ici l'engin faisait sept mètres par six, elle servait à percer des plaques tubulaires de condenseur, un échangeur de chaleur de la taille d'un bâtiment qui fonctionnait sous vide.

Synonyms

foreusechignole

This word in other languages

drill(English)taladro(Español)Bohrer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprceuse
  • pecreuse
  • percceuse
  • percesue
  • perceues
  • perceusse
  • percuese
  • perecuse
  • perrceuse
  • pperceuse
  • preceuse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprceuse2pecreuse2percceuse1percesue2perceues2perceusse1percuese2perecuse2
Edit distance from "perceuse"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perceuse"?
"perceuse" is spelled P-E-R-C-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.søz\.
What does "perceuse" mean?
As a noun, "perceuse" means: Outil permettant de percer, de faire des trous, généralement à l’aide d’un foret rotatif.
What words are commonly confused with "perceuse"?
"perceuse" is commonly confused with "perçue", "perçus", "percuté". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perceuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perceuse" is \pɛʁ.søz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perceuse" come from?
"perceuse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perceuse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

penchent#31,174persuade#31,179partouze#31,167plantées#31,185

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

perruques11 variantspréfixe11 variantsméconnus11 variantsraptors11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list