Which to use
“perçues” and “périmés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,826
- “perçues” frequency rank
- #41,990
- “périmés” frequency rank
- 60816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçues | périmés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de perçu. | Masculin pluriel de périmé. |
Where the eye mixes perçues and périmés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. perçues (CVCCVVC) and périmés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: perçues vs périmés
A purely visual mix-up. perçues (\pɛʁ.sy\) and périmés (\pe.ʁi.me\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60816, 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\. périmés is at rank #41,990, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pe.ʁi.me\.
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 60816, this pair ranks #95,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perçues vs périmés
Shared letters: prs. Private to "perçues": euç. Private to "périmés": imé.
"perçues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "périmés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perçues" and "périmés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perçues" or "périmés"?
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 "perçues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "périmés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçues" and "périmés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périmés vs primée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #95,613 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.