Which to use
“perçus” and “permis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,995
- “perçus” frequency rank
- #827
- “permis” frequency rank
- 15822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçus | permis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de perçu. | Qui n’est pas interdit. |
Where the eye mixes perçus and permis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perçus with permis
A purely visual mix-up. perçus (\pɛʁ.sy\) and permis (\pɛʁ.mi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15822, 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\. permis is at rank #827, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.mi\.
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 15822, this pair ranks #390,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perçus vs permis
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "perçus": uç. Private to "permis": im.
"perçus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "permis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permis ← eprmis · pemris · perims · permiss · permmis · permsi · perrmis · ppermis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perçus" and "permis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perçus" vs "permis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perçus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçus" and "permis" 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 #390,697 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.