Which to use
“perdras” and “perdrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,711
- “perdras” frequency rank
- #46,345
- “perdrez” frequency rank
- 95056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdras | perdrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du futur de perdre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de perdre. |
Where the eye mixes perdras and perdrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perdras and perdrez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between perdras and perdrez
A purely visual mix-up. perdras (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdras is recorded at frequency rank #48,711, 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 95056, this pair ranks #1,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perdras vs perdrez
Shared letters: depr. Private to "perdras": as. Private to "perdrez": z.
"perdras" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "perdrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdras" and "perdrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "perdras" or "perdrez" show up more?
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 "perdras" 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 #1,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdras" and "perdrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdrai vs perdras". 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 #1,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.