Which to use
“PDF” and “PMR” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,903
- “PDF” frequency rank
- #48,720
- “PMR” frequency rank
- 57623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | PMR | |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Format de document portable, conçu à l'origine pour ne pas être modifiable. | Personne à mobilité réduite ; par exemple, personne qui se déplace en fauteuil roulant. |
Where the eye mixes PDF and PMR
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. PDF and PMR follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between PDF and PMR
A purely visual mix-up. PDF (\pe.de.ɛf\) and PMR (\pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\) 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 57623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
PDF is recorded at frequency rank #8,903, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.de.ɛf\. PMR is at rank #48,720, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\.
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 57623, this pair ranks #113,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of PDF vs PMR
Shared letters: p. Private to "PDF": df. Private to "PMR": mr.
"PDF" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "PMR" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "PDF" for "PMR" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "PDF" or "PMR" show up more?
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 "PDF" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "PMR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "PDF" and "PMR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs PMR". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #113,924 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.