Which to use
“perchée” is a verb and “perçues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,245
- “perchée” frequency rank
- #18,826
- “perçues” frequency rank
- 53071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perchée | perçues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe percher. | Féminin pluriel de perçu. |
Where the eye mixes perchée and perçues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perchée with perçues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perchée is \pɛʁ.ʃe\ while perçues is \pɛʁ.sy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perchée is recorded at frequency rank #34,245, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.ʃe\. perçues is at rank #18,826, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.sy\.
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 53071, this pair ranks #143,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perchée vs perçues
Shared letters: epr. Private to "perchée": ché. Private to "perçues": suç.
"perchée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV · "perçues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perchée" and "perçues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perchée" or "perçues"?
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 "perchée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perçues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perchée" and "perçues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perchée vs périnée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #143,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.