Which to use
“périmés” and “permis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,990
- “périmés” frequency rank
- #827
- “permis” frequency rank
- 42817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | périmés | permis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de périmé. | Qui n’est pas interdit. |
Where the eye mixes périmés and permis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: périmés vs permis
A purely visual mix-up. périmés (\pe.ʁi.me\) and permis (\pɛʁ.mi\) 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 42817, 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\. permis is at rank #827, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.mi\.
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 42817, this pair ranks #222,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of périmés vs permis
Shared letters: imprs. Private to "périmés": é. Private to "permis": e.
"périmés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "permis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permis ← eprmis · pemris · perims · permiss · permmis · permsi · perrmis · ppermis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "périmés" and "permis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "périmés" or "permis"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "périmés" and "permis" 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 "permis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "périmés" and "permis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périmés vs primée". 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 #222,726 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.