Which to use
“percées” and “perçue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,905
- “percées” frequency rank
- #12,214
- “perçue” frequency rank
- 40119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percées | perçue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de percé. | Féminin singulier de perçu. |
Where the eye mixes percées and perçue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. percées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against perçue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses percées with perçue
A purely visual mix-up. percées (\pɛʁ.se\) and perçue (\pɛʁ.sy\) 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 40119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
percées is recorded at frequency rank #27,905, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.se\. perçue is at rank #12,214, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.sy\.
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 40119, this pair ranks #242,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percées vs perçue
Shared letters: epr. Private to "percées": csé. Private to "perçue": uç.
"percées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "perçue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "percées" for "perçue" ever safe?
Which is more common, "percées" or "perçue"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "percées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perçue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percées" and "perçue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percées vs périmés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #242,895 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.