Which to use
“périmés” is an adjective and “périodes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,990
- “périmés” frequency rank
- #4,015
- “périodes” frequency rank
- 46005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | périmés | périodes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de périmé. | Pluriel de période. |
Where the eye mixes périmés and périodes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. périmés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against périodes's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses périmés with périodes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: périmés is \pe.ʁi.me\ while périodes is \pe.ʁjɔd\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
périmés is recorded at frequency rank #41,990, classified as anadj, pronounced \pe.ʁi.me\. périodes is at rank #4,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.ʁjɔd\.
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 46005, this pair ranks #198,374 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of périmés vs périodes
Shared letters: iprsé. Private to "périmés": m. Private to "périodes": deo.
"périmés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "périodes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "périmés" for "périodes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "périmés" or "périodes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "périmés" and "périodes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "périmés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "périodes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,374 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "périmés" and "périodes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périmés vs primée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #198,374 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.