Which to use
“perdues” and “périmés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,213
- “perdues” frequency rank
- #41,990
- “périmés” frequency rank
- 51203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdues | périmés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de perdu. | Masculin pluriel de périmé. |
Where the eye mixes perdues and périmés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. perdues (CVCCVVC) and périmés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: perdues vs périmés
A purely visual mix-up. perdues (\pɛʁ.dy\) and périmés (\pe.ʁi.me\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdues is recorded at frequency rank #9,213, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.dy\. périmés is at rank #41,990, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pe.ʁi.me\.
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 51203, this pair ranks #156,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdues vs périmés
Shared letters: prs. Private to "perdues": deu. Private to "périmés": imé.
"perdues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "périmés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdues ← eprdues · pedrues · perddues · perdeus · perduess · perduse · perrdues · perudes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdues" for "périmés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perdues" vs "périmés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "périmés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdues" and "périmés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périmés vs primée". 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 #156,800 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.