Which to use
“pêche” and “perce” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,639
- “pêche” frequency rank
- #18,016
- “perce” frequency rank
- 20655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pêche | perce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruit du pêcher, parfumé et d’un goût savoureux, dont le très dur noyau est enrobé par une chair jaune ou blanche et une fine peau veloutée de teinte jaune et rouge-orange. | Outil pour percer. |
Where the eye mixes pêche and perce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pêche and perce
A purely visual mix-up. pêche (\pɛʃ\) and perce (\pɛʁs\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pêche is recorded at frequency rank #2,639, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʃ\. perce is at rank #18,016, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁs\.
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 20655, this pair ranks #367,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pêche vs perce
Shared letters: cep. Private to "pêche": hê. Private to "perce": r.
"pêche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "perce" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perce ← eprce · pecre · percce · perec · perrce · pperce · prece
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pêche" and "perce" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pêche" vs "perce" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pêche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pêche" and "perce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perce vs perfs". 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 #367,188 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.