Which to use
“périmée” is an adjective and “Periode” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,551
- “périmée” frequency rank
- #27,906
- “Periode” frequency rank
- 70457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | périmée | Periode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de périmé. | Époque. |
Where the eye mixes périmée and Periode
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. périmée (CVCVCVV) and Periode (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses périmée with Periode
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: périmée is \pe.ʁi.me\ while Periode is \peˈʁi̯oːdə\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
périmée is recorded at frequency rank #42,551, classified as anadj, pronounced \pe.ʁi.me\. Periode is at rank #27,906, tagged as anoun, pronounced \peˈʁi̯oːdə\.
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 70457, this pair ranks #51,255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of périmée vs Periode
Shared letters: eipr. Private to "périmée": mé. Private to "Periode": do.
"périmée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "Periode" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Periode ← epriode · peirode · peridoe · periodde · perioed · peroide · perriode · pperiode
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "périmée" and "Periode" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "périmée" or "Periode" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "périmée" and "Periode" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "périmée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Periode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "périmée" and "Periode" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périmée vs priée". 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 #51,255 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.