Which to use
“perçois” and “perdons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,246
- “perçois” frequency rank
- #25,074
- “perdons” frequency rank
- 59320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçois | perdons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de percevoir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes perçois and perdons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perçois vs perdons
A purely visual mix-up. perçois (\pɛʁ.swa\) and perdons (\pɛʁ.dɔ̃\) 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 59320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perçois is recorded at frequency rank #34,246, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.swa\. perdons is at rank #25,074, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dɔ̃\.
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 59320, this pair ranks #103,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perçois vs perdons
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "perçois": iç. Private to "perdons": dn.
"perçois" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "perdons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdons ← eprdons · pedrons · perddons · perdnos · perdonns · perdonss · perdosn · perodns
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perçois" and "perdons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perçois" vs "perdons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perçois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçois" and "perdons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perchoir vs perçois". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #103,802 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.