Which to use
“perçus” and “perdus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,995
- “perçus” frequency rank
- #5,799
- “perdus” frequency rank
- 20794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçus | perdus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de perçu. | Masculin pluriel de perdu. |
Where the eye mixes perçus and perdus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perçus with perdus
A purely visual mix-up. perçus (\pɛʁ.sy\) and perdus (\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 a single letter - ç in “perçus” becomes d in “perdus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20794, 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\. perdus is at rank #5,799, 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 20794, this pair ranks #366,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perçus vs perdus
Shared letters: eprsu. Private to "perçus": ç. Private to "perdus": d.
"perçus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perdus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdus ← eprdus · pedrus · perddus · perdsu · perduss · perrdus · peruds · pperdus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perçus" and "perdus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "perçus" vs "perdus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "perçus" and "perdus" 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 "perdus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçus" and "perdus" 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 #366,467 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.