Which to use
“percés” is an adjective and “près” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,666
- “percés” frequency rank
- #294
- “près” frequency rank
- 34960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percés | près |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de percé. | À petite distance, à proximité. |
Where the eye mixes percés and près
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: percés is \pɛʁ.se\ while près is \pʁɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34960, 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\. près is at rank #294, tagged as anadv, pronounced \pʁɛ\.
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 34960, this pair ranks #280,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percés vs près
Shared letters: prs. Private to "percés": ceé. Private to "près": è.
"percés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "près" · 4 letters · shape CCVC