Which to use
“pendus” and “perdues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,560
- “pendus” frequency rank
- #9,213
- “perdues” frequency rank
- 36773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pendus | perdues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de pendu. | Féminin pluriel de perdu. |
Where the eye mixes pendus and perdues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pendus with perdues
A purely visual mix-up. pendus (\pɑ̃.dy\) and perdues (\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 36773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pendus is recorded at frequency rank #27,560, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɑ̃.dy\. perdues is at rank #9,213, 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 36773, this pair ranks #267,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pendus vs perdues
Shared letters: depsu. Private to "pendus": n. Private to "perdues": r.
"pendus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perdues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pendus" for "perdues" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pendus" or "perdues"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pendus" and "perdues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pendus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pendus" and "perdues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pendus vs pennes". 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 #267,233 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.