Which to use
“Péguy” and “Percy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,227
- “Péguy” frequency rank
- #18,555
- “Percy” frequency rank
- 53782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Péguy | Percy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille attesté en France ^([Ins]), surtout connu pour Charles Péguy (1873-1914), écrivain français. | Commune française, située dans le département de l’Isère. |
Where the eye mixes Péguy and Percy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Péguy (CVCVV) and Percy (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Péguy vs Percy
A purely visual mix-up. Péguy (\pe.ɡi\) and Percy (\pɛʁ.si\) 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 53782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Péguy is recorded at frequency rank #35,227, classified as aname, pronounced \pe.ɡi\. Percy is at rank #18,555, tagged as aname, pronounced \pɛʁ.si\.
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 53782, this pair ranks #138,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Péguy vs Percy
Shared letters: py. Private to "Péguy": gué. Private to "Percy": cer.
"Péguy" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Percy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Percy ← eprcy · pecry · perccy · percyy · perrcy · peryc · ppercy · precy
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Péguy" for "Percy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Péguy" vs "Percy" - 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 "Péguy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Percy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Péguy" and "Percy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pègre vs Péguy". 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 #138,398 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.