Which to use
“percés” is an adjective and “perse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #12,017
- “perse” frequency rank
- 46683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | perse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | Langue parlée dans la Perse antique. |
Where the eye mixes percés and perse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: percés is \pɛʁ.se\ while perse is \pɛʁs\. 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 46683, 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\. perse is at rank #12,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁs\.
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 46683, this pair ranks #192,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs perse
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "percés": cé. Private to "perse": -.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perse ← eprse · perrse · persse · pperse · prese