Which to use
“percées” and “placées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,905
- “percées” frequency rank
- #9,533
- “placées” frequency rank
- 37438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percées | placées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de percé. | Féminin pluriel de placé. |
Where the eye mixes percées and placées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. percées (CVCCVVC) and placées (CCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between percées and placées
A purely visual mix-up. percées (\pɛʁ.se\) and placées (\pla.se\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37438, 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\. placées is at rank #9,533, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pla.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 37438, this pair ranks #262,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percées vs placées
Shared letters: cepsé. Private to "percées": r. Private to "placées": al.
"percées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "placées" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "percées" and "placées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "percées" or "placées" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "percées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "placées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percées" and "placées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percées vs périmés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #262,523 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.