Which to use
“percés” is an adjective and “Persée” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #37,476
- “Persée” frequency rank
- 72142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | Persée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | Sauveur d’Andromède, fille de Céphée et Cassiopée. |
Same sound, different letters: percés vs Persée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. percés (CVCCVC) and Persée (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: percés vs Persée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: percés and Persée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pɛʁ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other aname, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72142, 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\. Persée is at rank #37,476, tagged as aname, pronounced \pɛʁ.se\.
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 72142, this pair ranks #45,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs Persée
Shared letters: eprsé. Private to "percés": c. Private to "Persée": -.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Persée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "percés" and "Persée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "percés" or "Persée" show up more?
Useful next steps
"percés" and "Persée" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "percés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Persée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percés" and "Persée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Persée vs priée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #45,046 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.