Which to use
“pègre” and “perte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- #1,418
- “perte” frequency rank
- 43406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pègre | perte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. | Privation de quelque chose de précieux, d’agréable, de commode, qu’on avait. |
Where the eye mixes pègre and perte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pègre and perte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pègre and perte
A purely visual mix-up. pègre (\pɛɡʁ\) and perte (\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 43406, 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\. perte is at rank #1,418, 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 43406, this pair ranks #218,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pègre vs perte
Shared letters: epr. Private to "pègre": gè. Private to "perte": t.
"pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "perte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perte ← eprte · peret · perrte · pertte · petre · pperte · prete
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pègre" and "perte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pègre" vs "perte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pègre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pègre" and "perte" 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 #218,305 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.