Which to use
“pensés” and “perses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,665
- “pensés” frequency rank
- #20,814
- “perses” frequency rank
- 55479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensés | perses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de pensé. | Pluriel de perse. |
Where the eye mixes pensés and perses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. pensés (\pɑ̃.se\) and perses (\pɛʁs\) 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 55479, 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\. perses is at rank #20,814, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁs\.
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 55479, this pair ranks #127,199 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pensés vs perses
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pensés": né. Private to "perses": r.
"pensés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perses ← eprses · peress · perrses · persess · persses · pesres · pperses · preses