Which to use
“percés” is an adjective and “pères” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #5,596
- “pères” frequency rank
- 40262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | pères |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | Pluriel de père. |
Where the eye mixes percés and pères
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: percés is \pɛʁ.se\ while pères is \pɛʁ\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40262, 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\. pères is at rank #5,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁ\.
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 40262, this pair ranks #241,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs pères
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "percés": cé. Private to "pères": è.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pères" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC