Which to use
“perdait” and “perdrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,713
- “perdait” frequency rank
- #22,369
- “perdrait” frequency rank
- 38082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdait | perdrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de perdre. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes perdait and perdrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perdait with perdrait
A purely visual mix-up. perdait (\pɛʁ.dɛ\) and perdrait (\pɛʁ.dʁɛ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdait is recorded at frequency rank #15,713, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dɛ\. perdrait is at rank #22,369, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dʁɛ\.
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 38082, this pair ranks #257,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdait vs perdrait
Shared letters: adeiprt. Private to "perdait": -. Private to "perdrait": -.
"perdait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "perdrait" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdait" and "perdrait" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perdait" or "perdrait"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdait" and "perdrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdrai vs perdrait". 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 #257,785 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.