# pepper vs percer

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### pepper
*noun · IPA \ˈpɛp.ə\ · frequency rank #27,178*
Poivron (sweet pepper, bell pepper).

### percer
*verb · IPA \pɛʁ.se\ · frequency rank #9,053*
Traverser en faisant un trou ou une ouverture ; perforer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/pepper-vs-percer