Which to use
“perdrez” and “prendrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,345
- “perdrez” frequency rank
- #26,481
- “prendrez” frequency rank
- 72826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdrez | prendrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de perdre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur du verbe prendre. |
Where the eye mixes perdrez and prendrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perdrez runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against prendrez's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses perdrez with prendrez
A purely visual mix-up. perdrez (\pɛʁ.dʁe\) and prendrez (\pʁɑ̃.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 72826, 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\. prendrez is at rank #26,481, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɑ̃.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 72826, this pair ranks #42,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perdrez vs prendrez
Shared letters: deprz. Private to "perdrez": -. Private to "prendrez": n.
"perdrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "prendrez" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdrez" and "prendrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "perdrez" or "prendrez" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "prendrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdrez" and "prendrez" 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 #42,623 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.