Which to use
“perfection” and “persécution” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,737
- “perfection” frequency rank
- #14,535
- “persécution” frequency rank
- 22272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perfection | persécution |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualité de ce qui est parfait dans son genre. | Vexation, poursuite injuste et violente. |
Where the eye mixes perfection and persécution
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. perfection runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against persécution's 11 (CVCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: perfection vs persécution
A purely visual mix-up. perfection (\pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃\) and persécution (\pɛʁ.se.ky.sjɔ̃\) 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 22272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perfection is recorded at frequency rank #7,737, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃\. persécution is at rank #14,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁ.se.ky.sjɔ̃\.
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 22272, this pair ranks #358,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perfection vs persécution
Shared letters: ceinoprt. Private to "perfection": f. Private to "persécution": sué.
"perfection" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "persécution" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perfection ← eprfection · pefrection · perefction · perfcetion · perfecction · perfeciton · perfectino · perfectionn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perfection" and "persécution" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perfection" or "persécution"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perfection" and "persécution" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perfection" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persécution" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perfection" and "persécution" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perfection vs perfectionné". 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 #358,902 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.