Which to use
“perdons” and “perdront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,074
- “perdons” frequency rank
- #32,523
- “perdront” frequency rank
- 57597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdons | perdront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de perdre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes perdons and perdront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between perdons and perdront
A purely visual mix-up. perdons (\pɛʁ.dɔ̃\) and perdront (\pɛʁ.dʁɔ̃\) 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 57597, 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\. perdront is at rank #32,523, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dʁɔ̃\.
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 57597, this pair ranks #114,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdons vs perdront
Shared letters: denopr. Private to "perdons": s. Private to "perdront": t.
"perdons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "perdront" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdons" and "perdront" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perdons" vs "perdront" - 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 "perdons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdons" and "perdront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdront vs périrent". 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 #114,067 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.