Which to use
“pègre” and “perf” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- #24,321
- “perf” frequency rank
- 66309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pègre | perf |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. | Performance. |
Where the eye mixes pègre and perf
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pègre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against perf's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pègre vs perf
A purely visual mix-up. pègre (\pɛɡʁ\) and perf (\pɛʁf\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pègre is recorded at frequency rank #41,988, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛɡʁ\. perf is at rank #24,321, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁf\.
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 66309, this pair ranks #68,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pègre vs perf
Shared letters: epr. Private to "pègre": gè. Private to "perf": f.
"pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "perf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perf ← eprf · pefr · perff · perrf · pperf · pref
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pègre" and "perf" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "pègre" or "perf" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pègre" and "perf" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pègre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perf" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pègre" and "perf" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pègre vs Perl". 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 #68,386 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.