Which to use
“perdons” and “perds” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,074
- “perdons” frequency rank
- #5,378
- “perds” frequency rank
- 30452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdons | perds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de perdre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes perdons and perds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between perdons and perds
A purely visual mix-up. perdons (\pɛʁ.dɔ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30452, 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\. 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 30452, this pair ranks #310,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdons vs perds
Shared letters: deprs. Private to "perdons": no. Private to "perds": -.
"perdons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "perds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdons" for "perds" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perdons" vs "perds" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "perdons" and "perds" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdons" 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 #310,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdons" and "perds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdons vs persans". 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 #310,226 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.