Which to use
“percés” and “permis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #827
- “permis” frequency rank
- 35493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | permis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | Qui n’est pas interdit. |
Where the eye mixes percés and permis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses percés with permis
A purely visual mix-up. percés (\pɛʁ.se\) and permis (\pɛʁ.mi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35493, 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\. permis is at rank #827, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.mi\.
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 35493, this pair ranks #276,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs permis
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "percés": cé. Private to "permis": im.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "permis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permis ← eprmis · pemris · perims · permiss · permmis · permsi · perrmis · ppermis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "percés" and "permis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "percés" vs "permis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "percés" and "permis" 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 "permis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percés" and "permis" 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 #276,382 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.