Which to use
“pêches” and “pertes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,733
- “pêches” frequency rank
- #3,485
- “pertes” frequency rank
- 19218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pêches | pertes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pêche. | Pluriel de perte. |
Where the eye mixes pêches and pertes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. pêches (\pɛʃ\) and pertes (\pɛʁt\) 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 19218, 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\. pertes is at rank #3,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁt\.
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 19218, this pair ranks #374,351 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pêches vs pertes
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pêches": chê. Private to "pertes": rt.
"pêches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pertes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pertes ← eprtes · perets · perrtes · pertess · pertse · perttes · petres · ppertes