Which to use
“permis” and “persos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #827
- “permis” frequency rank
- #18,557
- “persos” frequency rank
- 19384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permis | persos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas interdit. | Pluriel de perso. |
Where the eye mixes permis and persos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: permis vs persos
A purely visual mix-up. permis (\pɛʁ.mi\) and persos (\pɛʁ.so\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19384, 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\. persos is at rank #18,557, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.so\.
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 19384, this pair ranks #373,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permis vs persos
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "permis": im. Private to "persos": o.
"permis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "persos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permis" for "persos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "permis" or "persos"?
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 "permis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permis" and "persos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pernod vs persos". 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 #373,547 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.