Which to use
“percement” and “pincement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,510
- “percement” frequency rank
- #31,650
- “pincement” frequency rank
- 79160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percement | pincement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de percer une chose pour y pratiquer une ouverture ; ou le résultat de cette action. | Action de pincer ou résultat de cette action. |
Where the eye mixes percement and pincement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. percement and pincement follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between percement and pincement
A purely visual mix-up. percement (\pɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\) and pincement (\pɛ̃s.mɑ̃\) 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 79160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
percement is recorded at frequency rank #47,510, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\. pincement is at rank #31,650, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛ̃s.mɑ̃\.
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 79160, this pair ranks #23,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of percement vs pincement
Shared letters: cemnpt. Private to "percement": r. Private to "pincement": i.
"percement" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "pincement" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "percement" and "pincement" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "percement" or "pincement"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "percement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pincement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percement" and "pincement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parement vs percement". 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 #23,966 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.