Which to use
“percés” and “perdues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #9,213
- “perdues” frequency rank
- 43879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | perdues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | Féminin pluriel de perdu. |
Where the eye mixes percés and perdues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. percés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against perdues's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses percés with perdues
A purely visual mix-up. percés (\pɛʁ.se\) and perdues (\pɛʁ.dy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43879, 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\. perdues is at rank #9,213, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.dy\.
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 43879, this pair ranks #214,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs perdues
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "percés": cé. Private to "perdues": du.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perdues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdues ← eprdues · pedrues · perddues · perdeus · perduess · perduse · perrdues · perudes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "percés" for "perdues" ever safe?
Which is more common, "percés" or "perdues"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "percés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percés" and "perdues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percés vs pètes". 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 #214,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.