Which to use
“percés” is an adjective and “perçois” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #34,246
- “perçois” frequency rank
- 68912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | perçois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de percevoir. |
Where the eye mixes percés and perçois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. percés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against perçois's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: percés vs perçois
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: percés is \pɛʁ.se\ while perçois is \pɛʁ.swa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
percés is recorded at frequency rank #34,666, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.se\. perçois is at rank #34,246, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.swa\.
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 68912, this pair ranks #57,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs perçois
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "percés": cé. Private to "perçois": ioç.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perçois" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "percés" and "perçois" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "percés" or "perçois" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "percés" and "perçois" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "percés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perçois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percés" and "perçois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percés vs pètes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,222 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.