Which to use
“perde” and “perds” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,654
- “perde” frequency rank
- #5,378
- “perds” frequency rank
- 19032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perde | perds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de perdre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes perde and perds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perde with perds
A purely visual mix-up. perde (\pɛʁd\) 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 a single letter - e in “perde” becomes s in “perds”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19032, 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\. 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 19032, this pair ranks #375,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perde vs perds
Shared letters: depr. Private to "perde": -. Private to "perds": s.
"perde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "perds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perde" for "perds" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perde" vs "perds" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perde" 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 #375,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perde" and "perds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perde vs prude". 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 #375,368 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.