Which to use
“péripéties” is a noun and “perpétrés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,533
- “péripéties” frequency rank
- #30,303
- “perpétrés” frequency rank
- 47836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | péripéties | perpétrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de péripétie. | Masculin pluriel de perpétré. |
Where the eye mixes péripéties and perpétrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. péripéties runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against perpétrés's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: péripéties vs perpétrés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: péripéties is \pe.ʁi.pe.si\ while perpétrés is \pɛʁ.pe.tʁe\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
péripéties is recorded at frequency rank #17,533, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.ʁi.pe.si\. perpétrés is at rank #30,303, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.pe.tʁe\.
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 47836, this pair ranks #183,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of péripéties vs perpétrés
Shared letters: eprsté. Private to "péripéties": i. Private to "perpétrés": -.
"péripéties" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "perpétrés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "péripéties" and "perpétrés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "péripéties" or "perpétrés"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "péripéties" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perpétrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "péripéties" and "perpétrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périmètres vs perpétrés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #183,755 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.