Which to use
“percés” and “perses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #20,814
- “perses” frequency rank
- 55480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | perses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | Pluriel de perse. |
Where the eye mixes percés and perses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses percés with perses
A purely visual mix-up. percés (\pɛʁ.se\) and perses (\pɛʁs\) 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 55480, 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\. perses is at rank #20,814, tagged as anadj, 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 55480, this pair ranks #127,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs perses
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "percés": cé. Private to "perses": -.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perses ← eprses · peress · perrses · persess · persses · pesres · pperses · preses
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "percés" and "perses" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "percés" or "perses"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "percés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percés" and "perses" 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 #127,197 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.