Which to use
“percées” and “périmés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,905
- “percées” frequency rank
- #41,990
- “périmés” frequency rank
- 69895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percées | périmés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de percé. | Masculin pluriel de périmé. |
Where the eye mixes percées and périmés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. percées (CVCCVVC) and périmés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between percées and périmés
A purely visual mix-up. percées (\pɛʁ.se\) and périmés (\pe.ʁi.me\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69895, 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\. périmés is at rank #41,990, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pe.ʁi.me\.
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 69895, this pair ranks #53,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of percées vs périmés
Shared letters: prsé. Private to "percées": ce. Private to "périmés": im.
"percées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "périmés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "percées" and "périmés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "percées" or "périmés"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "percées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "périmés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percées" and "périmés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périmés vs primée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,407 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.