Which to use
“percuter” and “perdurer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,905
- “percuter” frequency rank
- #26,127
- “perdurer” frequency rank
- 56032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percuter | perdurer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frapper, avec l’idée d’un choc violent. | Durer un certain temps. |
Where the eye mixes percuter and perdurer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. percuter and perdurer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between percuter and perdurer
A purely visual mix-up. percuter (\pɛʁ.ky.te\) and perdurer (\pɛʁ.dy.ʁe\) 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 56032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
percuter is recorded at frequency rank #29,905, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.ky.te\. perdurer is at rank #26,127, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dy.ʁe\.
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 56032, this pair ranks #123,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percuter vs perdurer
Shared letters: epru. Private to "percuter": ct. Private to "perdurer": d.
"percuter" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "perdurer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "percuter" for "perdurer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "percuter" vs "perdurer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "percuter" and "perdurer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "percuter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdurer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percuter" and "perdurer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percuter vs persécuter". 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 #123,669 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.