Which to use
“perdues” and “perses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,213
- “perdues” frequency rank
- #20,814
- “perses” frequency rank
- 30027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdues | perses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de perdu. | Pluriel de perse. |
Where the eye mixes perdues and perses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perdues vs perses
A purely visual mix-up. perdues (\pɛʁ.dy\) and perses (\pɛʁs\) 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 30027, 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\. perses is at rank #20,814, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁs\.
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 30027, this pair ranks #312,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdues vs perses
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "perdues": du. Private to "perses": -.
"perdues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "perses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdues" and "perses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "perdues" vs "perses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "perdues" and "perses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdues" and "perses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perses vs pieuses". 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 #312,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.