Which to use
“perçues” and “perdus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,826
- “perçues” frequency rank
- #5,799
- “perdus” frequency rank
- 24625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçues | perdus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de perçu. | Masculin pluriel de perdu. |
Where the eye mixes perçues and perdus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perçues with perdus
A purely visual mix-up. perçues (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24625, 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\. 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 24625, this pair ranks #345,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perçues vs perdus
Shared letters: eprsu. Private to "perçues": ç. Private to "perdus": d.
"perçues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "perdus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdus ← eprdus · pedrus · perddus · perdsu · perduss · perrdus · peruds · pperdus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perçues" and "perdus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perçues" vs "perdus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perçues" 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 #345,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçues" and "perdus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perçues vs pertuis". 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 #345,541 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.