Which to use
“perçus” and “perdu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,995
- “perçus” frequency rank
- #634
- “perdu” frequency rank
- 15629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçus | perdu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de perçu. | Dont on n’a plus la possession, la jouissance. |
Where the eye mixes perçus and perdu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perçus vs perdu
A purely visual mix-up. perçus (\pɛʁ.sy\) and perdu (\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 15629, 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\. perdu is at rank #634, 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 15629, this pair ranks #391,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perçus vs perdu
Shared letters: epru. Private to "perçus": sç. Private to "perdu": d.
"perçus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perdu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdu ← eprdu · pedru · perddu · perrdu · perud · pperdu · predu
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "perçus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçus" and "perdu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perçus vs perfs". 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 #391,537 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.