Which to use
“percés” and “pires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #4,700
- “pires” frequency rank
- 39366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | pires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | Pluriel de pire. |
Where the eye mixes percés and pires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. percés (\pɛʁ.se\) and pires (\piʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39366, 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\. pires is at rank #4,700, tagged as anadj, pronounced \piʁ\.
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 39366, this pair ranks #248,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs pires
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "percés": cé. Private to "pires": i.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pires" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pires ← ipres · piers · piress · pirres · ppires