Which to use
“perchée” and “percuté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,245
- “perchée” frequency rank
- #20,812
- “percuté” frequency rank
- 55057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perchée | percuté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe percher. | Participe passé masculin singulier de percuter. |
Where the eye mixes perchée and percuté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perchée vs percuté
A purely visual mix-up. perchée (\pɛʁ.ʃe\) and percuté (\pɛʁ.ky.te\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55057, 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\. percuté is at rank #20,812, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.ky.te\.
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 55057, this pair ranks #129,937 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perchée vs percuté
Shared letters: cepré. Private to "perchée": h. Private to "percuté": tu.
"perchée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV · "percuté" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perchée" and "percuté" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perchée" or "percuté"?
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 "percuté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,937 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perchée" and "percuté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perchée vs périnée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #129,937 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.