Which to use
“pers” and “persos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,512
- “pers” frequency rank
- #18,557
- “persos” frequency rank
- 36069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pers | persos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est entre le bleu et le vert (surtout en parlant des yeux). | Pluriel de perso. |
Where the eye mixes pers and persos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pers and persos
A purely visual mix-up. pers (\pɛʁ\) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “pers” sits inside “persos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pers is recorded at frequency rank #17,512, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ\. 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 36069, this pair ranks #272,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pers vs persos
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "pers": -. Private to "persos": o.
"pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "persos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pers" and "persos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pers" vs "persos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pers" and "persos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pers" 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 #272,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pers" 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 #272,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.