Which to use
“partais” and “perdais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,123
- “partais” frequency rank
- #37,475
- “perdais” frequency rank
- 63598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partais | perdais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de partir. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes partais and perdais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. partais and perdais follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between partais and perdais
A purely visual mix-up. partais (\paʁ.tɛ\) and perdais (\pɛʁ.dɛ\) 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 63598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partais is recorded at frequency rank #26,123, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.tɛ\. perdais is at rank #37,475, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dɛ\.
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 63598, this pair ranks #81,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partais vs perdais
Shared letters: aiprs. Private to "partais": t. Private to "perdais": de.
"partais" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "perdais" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "partais" and "perdais" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "partais" vs "perdais" - 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 "partais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partais" and "perdais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdais vs perdrai". 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 #81,181 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.