Which to use
“perdons” and “portons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,074
- “perdons” frequency rank
- #23,983
- “portons” frequency rank
- 49057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdons | portons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de perdre. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de porter. |
Where the eye mixes perdons and portons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perdons and portons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between perdons and portons
A purely visual mix-up. perdons (\pɛʁ.dɔ̃\) and portons (\pɔʁ.tɔ̃\) 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 49057, 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\. portons is at rank #23,983, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɔʁ.tɔ̃\.
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 49057, this pair ranks #173,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdons vs portons
Shared letters: noprs. Private to "perdons": de. Private to "portons": t.
"perdons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "portons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdons" and "portons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perdons" or "portons"?
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 "portons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdons" and "portons" 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 #173,819 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.