Which to use
“périmée” and “privée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,551
- “périmée” frequency rank
- #1,535
- “privée” frequency rank
- 44086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | périmée | privée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de périmé. | Féminin singulier de privé. |
Where the eye mixes périmée and privée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. périmée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against privée's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: périmée vs privée
A purely visual mix-up. périmée (\pe.ʁi.me\) and privée (\pʁi.ve\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44086, 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\. privée is at rank #1,535, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁi.ve\.
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 44086, this pair ranks #213,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of périmée vs privée
Shared letters: eipré. Private to "périmée": m. Private to "privée": v.
"périmée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "privée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "périmée" and "privée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "périmée" vs "privée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "périmée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "privée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "périmée" and "privée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périmée vs priée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #213,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.