Which to use
“perde” and “perdrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,654
- “perde” frequency rank
- #46,345
- “perdrez” frequency rank
- 59999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perde | perdrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de perdre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes perde and perdrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against perdrez's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses perde with perdrez
A purely visual mix-up. perde (\pɛʁd\) and perdrez (\pɛʁ.dʁe\) 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 59999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perde is recorded at frequency rank #13,654, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁd\. perdrez is at rank #46,345, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dʁe\.
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 59999, this pair ranks #100,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perde vs perdrez
Shared letters: depr. Private to "perde": -. Private to "perdrez": z.
"perde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "perdrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perde" and "perdrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perde" or "perdrez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "perde" and "perdrez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perde" and "perdrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdrai vs perdrez". 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 #100,014 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.