Which to use
“perçus” is an adjective and “percuté” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,995
- “perçus” frequency rank
- #20,812
- “percuté” frequency rank
- 35807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçus | percuté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de perçu. | Participe passé masculin singulier de percuter. |
Where the eye mixes perçus and percuté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. perçus runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against percuté's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses perçus with percuté
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perçus is \pɛʁ.sy\ while percuté is \pɛʁ.ky.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perçus is recorded at frequency rank #14,995, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.sy\. percuté is at rank #20,812, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.ky.te\.
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 35807, this pair ranks #274,085 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perçus vs percuté
Shared letters: epru. Private to "perçus": sç. Private to "percuté": cté.
"perçus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "percuté" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perçus" and "percuté" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perçus" vs "percuté" - 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 "perçus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "percuté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,085 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçus" and "percuté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pécule vs percuté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #274,085 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.