Which to use
“percées” and “perçus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,905
- “percées” frequency rank
- #14,995
- “perçus” frequency rank
- 42900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percées | perçus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de percé. | Masculin pluriel de perçu. |
Where the eye mixes percées and perçus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between percées and perçus
A purely visual mix-up. percées (\pɛʁ.se\) and perçus (\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 42900, 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\. perçus is at rank #14,995, 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 42900, this pair ranks #222,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percées vs perçus
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "percées": cé. Private to "perçus": uç.
"percées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "perçus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "percées" for "perçus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "percées" or "perçus"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "percées" and "perçus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "percées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perçus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percées" and "perçus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percées vs périmés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #222,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.