Which to use
“perçues” and “perçus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,826
- “perçues” frequency rank
- #14,995
- “perçus” frequency rank
- 33821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçues | perçus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de perçu. | Masculin pluriel de perçu. |
Same sound, different letters: perçues vs perçus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: perçues vs perçus
This is the hard kind. perçues and perçus are pronounced identically (\pɛʁ.sy\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perçues is recorded at frequency rank #18,826, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.sy\. perçus is at rank #14,995, 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 33821, this pair ranks #288,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perçues vs perçus
Shared letters: eprsuç. Private to "perçues": -. Private to "perçus": -.
"perçues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "perçus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perçues" and "perçus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perçues" or "perçus"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "perçues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perçus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçues" and "perçus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perçues vs pertuis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #288,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.