percésvspersWhat's the difference?

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.

6 ch
percés
4 ch
pers

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": . Private to "pers": -.

"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perseprs · perrs · pesr · ppers

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "percés" and "pers" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\pɛʁ.se\ versus \pɛʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "percés" or "pers"?
"pers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,512 in our French list, against #34,666 for "percés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list