Which to use
“pendre” and “perdra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,110
- “pendre” frequency rank
- #16,443
- “perdra” frequency rank
- 30553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pendre | perdra |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes pendre and perdra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pendre and perdra
A purely visual mix-up. pendre (\pɑ̃dʁ\) and perdra (\pɛʁ.dʁa\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30553, 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\. perdra is at rank #16,443, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dʁa\.
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 30553, this pair ranks #309,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pendre vs perdra
Shared letters: depr. Private to "pendre": n. Private to "perdra": a.
"pendre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "perdra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pendre" and "perdra" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pendre" vs "perdra" - which ranks higher?
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 "perdra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pendre" and "perdra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdra vs perdrai". 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 #309,522 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.