Which to use
“périt” is a verb and “permis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,446
- “périt” frequency rank
- #827
- “permis” frequency rank
- 41273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | périt | permis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de périr. | Qui n’est pas interdit. |
Where the eye mixes périt and permis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: périt vs permis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: périt is \pe.ʁi\ while permis is \pɛʁ.mi\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
périt is recorded at frequency rank #40,446, classified as averb, pronounced \pe.ʁi\. 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 41273, this pair ranks #234,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of périt vs permis
Shared letters: ipr. Private to "périt": té. Private to "permis": ems.
"périt" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "permis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permis ← eprmis · pemris · perims · permiss · permmis · permsi · perrmis · ppermis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "périt" and "permis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "périt" or "permis"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "périt" 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 #234,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "périt" and "permis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périt vs purin". 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 #234,321 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.