Which to use
“percent” is a noun and “persans” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,521
- “percent” frequency rank
- #48,712
- “persans” frequency rank
- 81233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percent | persans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fête de tradition qui se déroule cent jours avant la libération du contingent. | Masculin pluriel de persan. |
Same sound, different letters: percent vs persans
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - percent / persans
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: percent and persans carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pɛʁ.sɑ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
percent is recorded at frequency rank #32,521, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁ.sɑ̃\. persans is at rank #48,712, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.sɑ̃\.
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 81233, this pair ranks #19,191 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of percent vs persans
Shared letters: enpr. Private to "percent": ct. Private to "persans": as.
"percent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "persans" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "percent" and "persans" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "percent" or "persans" show up more?
What to do next
"percent" and "persans" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "percent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,191 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percent" and "persans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persane vs persans". 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 #19,191 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.