Which to use
“perdrez” is a verb and “perdue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,345
- “perdrez” frequency rank
- #4,009
- “perdue” frequency rank
- 50354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdrez | perdue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de perdre. | Féminin singulier de perdu. |
Where the eye mixes perdrez and perdue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perdrez runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against perdue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perdrez and perdue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdrez is \pɛʁ.dʁe\ while perdue is \pɛʁ.dy\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdrez is recorded at frequency rank #46,345, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dʁe\. perdue is at rank #4,009, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.dy\.
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 50354, this pair ranks #163,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdrez vs perdue
Shared letters: depr. Private to "perdrez": z. Private to "perdue": u.
"perdrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "perdue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdrez" and "perdue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "perdrez" or "perdue" 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 "perdrez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdrez" and "perdue" 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 #163,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.