Which to use
“pêches” and “perche” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,733
- “pêches” frequency rank
- #13,444
- “perche” frequency rank
- 29177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pêches | perche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pêche. | Poisson de la famille des percidés, de nom scientifique Perca fluviatilis, aussi appelée perche commune. |
Where the eye mixes pêches and perche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. pêches (\pɛʃ\) and perche (\pɛʁʃ\) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pêches is recorded at frequency rank #15,733, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʃ\. perche is at rank #13,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁʃ\.
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 29177, this pair ranks #318,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pêches vs perche
Shared letters: cehp. Private to "pêches": sê. Private to "perche": r.
"pêches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perche" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perche ← eprche · pecrhe · percche · perceh · perchhe · perhce · perrche · pperche