Which to use
“perds” is a verb and “perfs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,378
- “perds” frequency rank
- #46,951
- “perfs” frequency rank
- 52329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perds | perfs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de perdre. | Pluriel de perf. |
Where the eye mixes perds and perfs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perds with perfs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perds is \pɛʁ\ while perfs is \pɛʁf\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “perds” becomes f in “perfs”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perds is recorded at frequency rank #5,378, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ\. perfs is at rank #46,951, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁf\.
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 52329, this pair ranks #148,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perds vs perfs
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "perds": d. Private to "perfs": f.
"perds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "perfs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perds" and "perfs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perds" or "perfs"?
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 "perds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perfs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perds" and "perfs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perfs vs pètes". 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 #148,470 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.