Which to use
“péril” and “périple” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,489
- “péril” frequency rank
- #14,125
- “périple” frequency rank
- 21614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | péril | périple |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Danger, risque, état où il y a quelque chose de fâcheux à craindre. | Navigation autour d’une mer ou autour des côtes d’un pays, d’une partie du monde, etc. |
Where the eye mixes péril and périple
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between péril and périple
A purely visual mix-up. péril (\pe.ʁil\) and périple (\pe.ʁipl\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
péril is recorded at frequency rank #7,489, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.ʁil\. périple is at rank #14,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.ʁipl\.
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 21614, this pair ranks #362,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of péril vs périple
Shared letters: ilpré. Private to "péril": -. Private to "périple": e.
"péril" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "périple" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "péril" and "périple" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "péril" or "périple"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "péril" and "périple" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "péril" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "périple" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "péril" and "périple" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périnée vs périple". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #362,263 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.