Which to use
“perçus” and “perdues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,995
- “perçus” frequency rank
- #9,213
- “perdues” frequency rank
- 24208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçus | perdues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de perçu. | Féminin pluriel de perdu. |
Where the eye mixes perçus and perdues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perçus vs perdues
A purely visual mix-up. perçus (\pɛʁ.sy\) and perdues (\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 24208, 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\. perdues is at rank #9,213, 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 24208, this pair ranks #347,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perçus vs perdues
Shared letters: eprsu. Private to "perçus": ç. Private to "perdues": d.
"perçus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perdues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdues ← eprdues · pedrues · perddues · perdeus · perduess · perduse · perrdues · perudes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perçus" for "perdues" ever safe?
Which is more common, "perçus" or "perdues"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "perçus" and "perdues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perçus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçus" and "perdues" 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 #347,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.