Which to use
“perçue” and “perdus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,214
- “perçue” frequency rank
- #5,799
- “perdus” frequency rank
- 18013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçue | perdus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de perçu. | Masculin pluriel de perdu. |
Where the eye mixes perçue and perdus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perçue vs perdus
A purely visual mix-up. perçue (\pɛʁ.sy\) and perdus (\pɛʁ.dy\) 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 18013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perçue is recorded at frequency rank #12,214, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.sy\. perdus is at rank #5,799, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.dy\.
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 18013, this pair ranks #380,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perçue vs perdus
Shared letters: epru. Private to "perçue": ç. Private to "perdus": ds.
"perçue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "perdus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdus ← eprdus · pedrus · perddus · perdsu · perduss · perrdus · peruds · pperdus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perçue" and "perdus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "perçue" vs "perdus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perçue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçue" and "perdus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pécule vs perçue". 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 #380,396 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.