perdues

\pɛʁ.dy\

/\pɛʁ.dy\/ adj

The verdict

“perdues” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,213
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de perdu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perdues · perdues · French

perdues · rank #9,213 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,213
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH patriotes

Nearest frequency peer: patriotes (-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 « perdues »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « perdues » 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).

perdues vs pères
57% similar
perdues vs pertes
71% similar
perdues vs perdus
86% similar

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

Key facts for perdues
PropertyValue
Headwordperdues
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɛʁ.dy\
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,213
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « perdues »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).perduesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « patriotes » (#9,212), « ping » (#9,214), « pass » (#9,211). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « perdues » est au #9,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around perdues (IPA \pɛʁ.dy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,213 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de perdu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for perdues, with forms such as "eprdues", "pedrues", and "perddues". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pères", "pertes", "perdus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is perdues, spelled P-E-R-D-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de perdu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. C'est pas les cohortes ouvrières rugissantes de bourdes conasses, perdues en pitanche, pourries de slogans marxistes, absolument hébétées, larbinisées, vachardisées par les jérémiades revendicatrices, qui vont comme ça, du jour au lendemain, relever les petits-bourgeois dans les petits cadres !

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprdues
  • pedrues
  • perddues
  • perdeus
  • perduess
  • perduse
  • perrdues
  • perudes
  • pperdues
  • predues

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perdues - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eprdues2pedrues2perddues1perdeus2perduess1perduse2perrdues1perudes2
Edit distance from "perdues"

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 "perdues"?
"perdues" is spelled P-E-R-D-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.dy\.
What does "perdues" mean?
As an adjective, "perdues" means: Féminin pluriel de perdu.
What words are commonly confused with "perdues"?
"perdues" is commonly confused with "pères", "pertes", "perdus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perdues"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perdues" is \pɛʁ.dy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perdues" come from?
"perdues" 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 "perdues", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list