Which to use
“périmés” and “prisés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,990
- “périmés” frequency rank
- #37,979
- “prisés” frequency rank
- 79969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | périmés | prisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de périmé. | Masculin pluriel de prisé. |
Where the eye mixes périmés and prisés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. périmés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against prisés's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses périmés with prisés
A purely visual mix-up. périmés (\pe.ʁi.me\) and prisés (\pʁi.ze\) 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 79969, 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\. prisés is at rank #37,979, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁi.ze\.
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 79969, this pair ranks #22,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of périmés vs prisés
Shared letters: iprsé. Private to "périmés": m. Private to "prisés": -.
"périmés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "prisés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "périmés" for "prisés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "périmés" or "prisés" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "périmés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "périmés" and "prisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priée vs prisés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #22,036 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.