Which to use
“perdons” is a verb and “perron” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,074
- “perdons” frequency rank
- #18,556
- “perron” frequency rank
- 43630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdons | perron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de perdre. | Escalier extérieur et palier permettant l’accès à l’entrée d’un bâtiment. |
Where the eye mixes perdons and perron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perdons vs perron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdons is \pɛʁ.dɔ̃\ while perron is \pɛ.ʁɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43630, 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\. perron is at rank #18,556, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛ.ʁɔ̃\.
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 43630, this pair ranks #216,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdons vs perron
Shared letters: enopr. Private to "perdons": ds. Private to "perron": -.
"perdons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "perron" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdons" and "perron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "perdons" vs "perron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdons" and "perron" 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 #216,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.