Which to use
“perçus” and “persos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,995
- “perçus” frequency rank
- #18,557
- “persos” frequency rank
- 33552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perçus | persos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de perçu. | Pluriel de perso. |
Where the eye mixes perçus and persos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perçus with persos
A purely visual mix-up. perçus (\pɛʁ.sy\) and persos (\pɛʁ.so\) 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 33552, 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\. persos is at rank #18,557, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.so\.
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 33552, this pair ranks #289,861 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perçus vs persos
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "perçus": uç. Private to "persos": o.
"perçus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "persos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- persos ← eprsos · peross · perrsos · persoss · perssos · pesros · ppersos · presos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perçus" for "persos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perçus" vs "persos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "perçus" and "persos" 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 "persos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,861 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perçus" and "persos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pernod vs persos". 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 #289,861 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.