Which to use
“pendus” and “perdus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,560
- “pendus” frequency rank
- #5,799
- “perdus” frequency rank
- 33359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pendus | perdus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de pendu. | Masculin pluriel de perdu. |
Where the eye mixes pendus and perdus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pendus and perdus
A purely visual mix-up. pendus (\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 a single letter - n in “pendus” becomes r in “perdus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33359, 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\. 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 33359, this pair ranks #291,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pendus vs perdus
Shared letters: depsu. Private to "pendus": n. Private to "perdus": r.
"pendus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perdus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pendus" and "perdus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "pendus" or "perdus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pendus" 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 #291,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pendus" and "perdus" 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 #291,158 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.