Which to use
“percés” and “pers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #17,512
- “pers” frequency rank
- 52178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | pers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | Qui est entre le bleu et le vert (surtout en parlant des yeux). |
Where the eye mixes percés and pers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. percés (\pɛʁ.se\) and pers (\pɛʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52178, 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\. pers is at rank #17,512, tagged as anadj, 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 52178, this pair ranks #149,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs pers
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "percés": cé. Private to "pers": -.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pers ← eprs · perrs · pesr · ppers