Which to use
“perfs” and “perte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,951
- “perfs” frequency rank
- #1,418
- “perte” frequency rank
- 48369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perfs | perte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de perf. | Privation de quelque chose de précieux, d’agréable, de commode, qu’on avait. |
Where the eye mixes perfs and perte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between perfs and perte
A purely visual mix-up. perfs (\pɛʁf\) and perte (\pɛʁt\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perfs is recorded at frequency rank #46,951, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁf\. perte is at rank #1,418, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁt\.
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 48369, this pair ranks #179,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perfs vs perte
Shared letters: epr. Private to "perfs": fs. Private to "perte": t.
"perfs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "perte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perfs" for "perte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perfs" vs "perte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perfs" and "perte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perfs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perfs" and "perte" 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 #179,472 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.