Which to use
“perd” is a verb and “perdue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,928
- “perd” frequency rank
- #4,009
- “perdue” frequency rank
- 5937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perd | perdue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de perdre. | Féminin singulier de perdu. |
Where the eye mixes perd and perdue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perd vs perdue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perd is \pɛʁ\ while perdue is \pɛʁ.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “perd” sits inside “perdue”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perd is recorded at frequency rank #1,928, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ\. perdue is at rank #4,009, 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 5937, this pair ranks #427,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perd vs perdue
Shared letters: depr. Private to "perd": -. Private to "perdue": u.
"perd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "perdue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perd" and "perdue" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perd" or "perdue"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perd" and "perdue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perd vs pernod". 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 #427,628 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.