Which to use
“péri” and “peur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,649
- “péri” frequency rank
- #467
- “peur” frequency rank
- 13116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | péri | peur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Génie féminin qui, dans les contes persans, joue un rôle analogue à celui des fées dans les contes occidentaux. | Crainte, frayeur, émotion pénible produite par l’idée ou la vue d’un danger. |
Where the eye mixes péri and peur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. péri (CVCV) and peur (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: péri vs peur
A purely visual mix-up. péri (\pe.ʁi\) and peur (\pœʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
péri is recorded at frequency rank #12,649, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.ʁi\. peur is at rank #467, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pœʁ\.
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 13116, this pair ranks #402,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of péri vs peur
Shared letters: pr. Private to "péri": ié. Private to "peur": eu.
"péri" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "peur" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- peur ← epur · peru · peurr · ppeur
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "péri" and "peur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "péri" or "peur"?
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 "péri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "péri" and "peur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs péri". 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 #402,364 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.