Which to use
“perdais” and “perds” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,475
- “perdais” frequency rank
- #5,378
- “perds” frequency rank
- 42853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdais | perds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de perdre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes perdais and perds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between perdais and perds
A purely visual mix-up. perdais (\pɛʁ.dɛ\) and perds (\pɛʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdais is recorded at frequency rank #37,475, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dɛ\. perds is at rank #5,378, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ\.
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 42853, this pair ranks #222,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdais vs perds
Shared letters: deprs. Private to "perdais": ai. Private to "perds": -.
"perdais" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "perds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdais" and "perds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "perdais" vs "perds" - 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 "perdais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdais" and "perds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdais vs perdrai". 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 #222,425 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.