Which to use
“parsons” and “perdons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,102
- “parsons” frequency rank
- #25,074
- “perdons” frequency rank
- 57176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parsons | perdons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe parser. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes parsons and perdons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. parsons and perdons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: parsons vs perdons
A purely visual mix-up. parsons (\paʁ.sɔ̃\) and perdons (\pɛʁ.dɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parsons is recorded at frequency rank #32,102, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.sɔ̃\. perdons is at rank #25,074, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dɔ̃\.
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 57176, this pair ranks #116,617 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parsons vs perdons
Shared letters: noprs. Private to "parsons": a. Private to "perdons": de.
"parsons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "perdons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parsons" and "perdons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "parsons" vs "perdons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parsons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,617 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parsons" and "perdons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parsons vs persans". 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 #116,617 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.