Which to use
“perdrez” and “perdurer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,345
- “perdrez” frequency rank
- #26,127
- “perdurer” frequency rank
- 72472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdrez | perdurer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de perdre. | Durer un certain temps. |
Where the eye mixes perdrez and perdurer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perdrez runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against perdurer's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses perdrez with perdurer
A purely visual mix-up. perdrez (\pɛʁ.dʁe\) and perdurer (\pɛʁ.dy.ʁe\) 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 72472, 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\. perdurer is at rank #26,127, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.dy.ʁe\.
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 72472, this pair ranks #43,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perdrez vs perdurer
Shared letters: depr. Private to "perdrez": z. Private to "perdurer": u.
"perdrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "perdurer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdrez" and "perdurer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perdrez" or "perdurer"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdrez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdurer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdrez" and "perdurer" 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 #43,879 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.