Which to use
“percées” is an adjective and “Persée” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,905
- “percées” frequency rank
- #37,476
- “Persée” frequency rank
- 65381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percées | Persée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de percé. | Sauveur d’Andromède, fille de Céphée et Cassiopée. |
Same sound, different letters: percées vs Persée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. percées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against Persée's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - percées and Persée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: percées and Persée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pɛʁ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other aname, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65381, 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\. Persée is at rank #37,476, tagged as aname, pronounced \pɛʁ.se\.
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 65381, this pair ranks #72,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of percées vs Persée
Shared letters: eprsé. Private to "percées": c. Private to "Persée": -.
"percées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Persée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "percées" and "Persée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "percées" or "Persée"?
Useful next steps
"percées" and "Persée" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "percées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Persée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percées" and "Persée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Persée vs priée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,638 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.