Which to use
“perde” and “périt” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,654
- “perde” frequency rank
- #40,446
- “périt” frequency rank
- 54100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perde | périt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de perdre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de périr. |
Where the eye mixes perde and périt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perde vs périt
A purely visual mix-up. perde (\pɛʁd\) and périt (\pe.ʁi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54100, 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\. périt is at rank #40,446, tagged as averb, pronounced \pe.ʁi\.
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 54100, this pair ranks #136,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perde vs périt
Shared letters: pr. Private to "perde": de. Private to "périt": ité.
"perde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "périt" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perde ← eprde · pedre · perdde · pered · pperde · prede
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perde" and "périt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "perde" or "périt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "périt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perde" and "périt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périt vs purin". 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 #136,301 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.