Which to use
“percés” and “placés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #5,062
- “placés” frequency rank
- 39728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | placés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | Masculin pluriel de placé. |
Where the eye mixes percés and placés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. percés (CVCCVC) and placés (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: percés vs placés
A purely visual mix-up. percés (\pɛʁ.se\) and placés (\pla.se\) 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 39728, 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\. placés is at rank #5,062, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pla.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 39728, this pair ranks #245,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs placés
Shared letters: cpsé. Private to "percés": er. Private to "placés": al.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "placés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "percés" and "placés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "percés" or "placés" show up more?
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 "placés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percés" and "placés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percés vs pètes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #245,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.