Which to use
“pensés” and “percés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,665
- “pensés” frequency rank
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- 69331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensés | percés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de pensé. | Masculin pluriel de percé. |
Where the eye mixes pensés and percés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pensés and percés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pensés vs percés
A purely visual mix-up. pensés (\pɑ̃.se\) and percés (\pɛʁ.se\) 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 69331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensés is recorded at frequency rank #34,665, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɑ̃.se\. percés is at rank #34,666, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.se\.
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 69331, this pair ranks #55,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pensés vs percés
Shared letters: epsé. Private to "pensés": n. Private to "percés": cr.
"pensés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pensés" and "percés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pensés" vs "percés" - 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 "pensés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "percés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensés" and "percés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pensés vs pieuses". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #55,555 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.