Which to use
“percées” and “pervers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,905
- “percées” frequency rank
- #7,476
- “pervers” frequency rank
- 35381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percées | pervers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de percé. | Qui est méchant, dépravé et naturellement enclin au mal. |
Where the eye mixes percées and pervers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses percées with pervers
A purely visual mix-up. percées (\pɛʁ.se\) and pervers (\pɛʁ.vɛʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35381, 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\. pervers is at rank #7,476, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.vɛʁ\.
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 35381, this pair ranks #277,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percées vs pervers
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "percées": cé. Private to "pervers": v.
"percées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "pervers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pervers ← eprvers · perevrs · perrvers · perverrs · perverss · pervesr · pervres · pervvers
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "percées" and "pervers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "percées" vs "pervers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "pervers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percées" and "pervers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percées vs périmés". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #277,152 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.