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Which to use

“perdra” and “perdrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,443
“perdra” frequency rank
#46,345
“perdrez” frequency rank
62788
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perdra perdrez
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de perdre. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de perdre.

Where the eye mixes perdra and perdrez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perdra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against perdrez's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
perdra
7 ch
perdrez

Why the eye confuses perdra with perdrez

A purely visual mix-up. perdra (\pɛʁ.dʁa\) and perdrez (\pɛʁ.dʁe\) 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 62788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

perdra is recorded at frequency rank #16,443, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dʁa\. perdrez is at rank #46,345, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dʁe\.

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 62788, this pair ranks #85,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of perdra vs perdrez

Shared letters: depr. Private to "perdra": a. Private to "perdrez": z.

"perdra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "perdrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perdra ← eprdra · pedrra · perdar · perddra · perdrra · perrda · perrdra · pperdra
  • perdrez ← eprdrez · pedrrez · perddrez · perderz · perdrezz · perdrrez · perdrze · perrdrez

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "perdra" and "perdrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\pɛʁ.dʁa\ versus \pɛʁ.dʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "perdra" or "perdrez"?
"perdra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,443 in our French list, against #46,345 for "perdrez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "perdra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "perdrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #85,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perdra" and "perdrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdrai vs perdrez". 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 #85,291 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list