Which to use
“péril” and “perte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,489
- “péril” frequency rank
- #1,418
- “perte” frequency rank
- 8907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | péril | perte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Danger, risque, état où il y a quelque chose de fâcheux à craindre. | Privation de quelque chose de précieux, d’agréable, de commode, qu’on avait. |
Where the eye mixes péril and perte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between péril and perte
A purely visual mix-up. péril (\pe.ʁil\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8907, 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\. 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 8907, this pair ranks #418,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of péril vs perte
Shared letters: pr. Private to "péril": ilé. Private to "perte": et.
"péril" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "perte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perte ← eprte · peret · perrte · pertte · petre · pperte · prete
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "péril" and "perte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "péril" or "perte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "péril" 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 #418,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "péril" and "perte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "péril vs purin". 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 #418,466 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.