Which to use
“pendre” and “perde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,110
- “pendre” frequency rank
- #13,654
- “perde” frequency rank
- 27764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pendre | perde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Attacher une chose, une personne ou un animal en haut par une de ses parties, de manière qu’elle ne touche pas en bas. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes pendre and perde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pendre with perde
A purely visual mix-up. pendre (\pɑ̃dʁ\) and perde (\pɛʁd\) 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 27764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pendre is recorded at frequency rank #14,110, classified as averb, pronounced \pɑ̃dʁ\. perde is at rank #13,654, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁd\.
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 27764, this pair ranks #326,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pendre vs perde
Shared letters: depr. Private to "pendre": n. Private to "perde": -.
"pendre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "perde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pendre" for "perde" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "pendre" or "perde" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pendre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pendre" and "perde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perde vs prude". 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 #326,926 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.