Which to use
“percées” is an adjective and “pères” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,905
- “percées” frequency rank
- #5,596
- “pères” frequency rank
- 33501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percées | pères |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de percé. | Pluriel de père. |
Where the eye mixes percées and pères
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between percées and pères
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: percées is \pɛʁ.se\ while pères is \pɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33501, 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\. pères is at rank #5,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁ\.
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 33501, this pair ranks #290,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percées vs pères
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "percées": cé. Private to "pères": è.
"percées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "pères" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "percées" and "pères" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "percées" or "pères"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "percées" and "pères" 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 "pères" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percées" and "pères" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percées vs périmés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #290,210 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.