Which to use
“permis” and “pers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #827
- “permis” frequency rank
- #17,512
- “pers” frequency rank
- 18339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permis | pers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas interdit. | Qui est entre le bleu et le vert (surtout en parlant des yeux). |
Where the eye mixes permis and pers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: permis vs pers
A purely visual mix-up. permis (\pɛʁ.mi\) and pers (\pɛʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permis is recorded at frequency rank #827, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.mi\. pers is at rank #17,512, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ\.
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 18339, this pair ranks #378,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permis vs pers
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "permis": im. Private to "pers": -.
"permis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permis" and "pers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "permis" vs "pers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "permis" and "pers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permis" and "pers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs pers". 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 #378,834 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.