Which to use
“pendu” and “perdus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,756
- “pendu” frequency rank
- #5,799
- “perdus” frequency rank
- 20555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pendu | perdus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Attaché en hauteur à quelque chose. | Masculin pluriel de perdu. |
Where the eye mixes pendu and perdus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pendu vs perdus
A purely visual mix-up. pendu (\pɑ̃.dy\) and perdus (\pɛʁ.dy\) 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 20555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pendu is recorded at frequency rank #14,756, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɑ̃.dy\. perdus is at rank #5,799, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.dy\.
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 20555, this pair ranks #367,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pendu vs perdus
Shared letters: depu. Private to "pendu": n. Private to "perdus": rs.
"pendu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "perdus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pendu" and "perdus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pendu" vs "perdus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pendu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pendu" and "perdus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pendu vs peng". 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 #367,687 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.