Which to use
“percés” and “périmés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #41,990
- “périmés” frequency rank
- 76656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | périmés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | Masculin pluriel de périmé. |
Where the eye mixes percés and périmés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. percés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against périmés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between percés and périmés
A purely visual mix-up. percés (\pɛʁ.se\) and périmés (\pe.ʁi.me\) 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 76656, 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\. périmés is at rank #41,990, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pe.ʁi.me\.
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 76656, this pair ranks #30,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs périmés
Shared letters: prsé. Private to "percés": ce. Private to "périmés": im.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "périmés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "percés" and "périmés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "percés" vs "périmés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "percés" and "périmés" 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 "périmés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percés" and "périmés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périmés vs primée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,524 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.