Which to use
“perdons” and “perdras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,074
- “perdons” frequency rank
- #48,711
- “perdras” frequency rank
- 73785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdons | perdras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de perdre. | Deuxième personne du singulier du futur de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes perdons and perdras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between perdons and perdras
A purely visual mix-up. perdons (\pɛʁ.dɔ̃\) and perdras (\pɛʁ.dʁa\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdons is recorded at frequency rank #25,074, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dɔ̃\. perdras is at rank #48,711, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dʁa\.
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 73785, this pair ranks #39,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perdons vs perdras
Shared letters: deprs. Private to "perdons": no. Private to "perdras": a.
"perdons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "perdras" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdons" and "perdras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perdons" or "perdras"?
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 "perdons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdons" and "perdras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdrai vs perdras". 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 #39,251 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.