Which to use
“perçues” and “perses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,826
- “perçues” frequency rank
- #20,814
- “perses” frequency rank
- 39640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçues | perses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de perçu. | Pluriel de perse. |
Where the eye mixes perçues and perses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perçues runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against perses's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perçues and perses
A purely visual mix-up. perçues (\pɛʁ.sy\) and perses (\pɛʁs\) 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 39640, 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\. perses is at rank #20,814, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁs\.
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 39640, this pair ranks #246,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perçues vs perses
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "perçues": uç. Private to "perses": -.
"perçues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "perses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perses ← eprses · peress · perrses · persess · persses · pesres · pperses · preses
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perçues" and "perses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perçues" vs "perses" - 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 "perçues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçues" and "perses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perses vs pieuses". 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 #246,475 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.