Which to use
“perdrai” and “perdras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,266
- “perdrai” frequency rank
- #48,711
- “perdras” frequency rank
- 97977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdrai | perdras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du futur de perdre. | Deuxième personne du singulier du futur de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes perdrai and perdras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perdrai (CVCCCVV) and perdras (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: perdrai vs perdras
A purely visual mix-up. perdrai (\pɛʁ.dʁe\) and perdras (\pɛʁ.dʁa\) 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 a single letter - i in “perdrai” becomes s in “perdras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdrai is recorded at frequency rank #49,266, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dʁe\. perdras is at rank #48,711, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dʁa\.
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 97977, this pair ranks #214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perdrai vs perdras
Shared letters: adepr. Private to "perdrai": i. Private to "perdras": s.
"perdrai" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV · "perdras" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdrai" and "perdras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perdrai" or "perdras"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdrai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdrai" and "perdras" 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 #214 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.