Which to use
“persans” and “pesant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,712
- “persans” frequency rank
- #11,097
- “pesant” frequency rank
- 59809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | persans | pesant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de persan. | Qui a du poids, qui est soumis à la force de la pesanteur. |
Where the eye mixes persans and pesant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. persans runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against pesant's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: persans vs pesant
A purely visual mix-up. persans (\pɛʁ.sɑ̃\) and pesant (\pə.zɑ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
persans is recorded at frequency rank #48,712, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.sɑ̃\. pesant is at rank #11,097, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pə.zɑ̃\.
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 59809, this pair ranks #101,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of persans vs pesant
Shared letters: aenps. Private to "persans": r. Private to "pesant": t.
"persans" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "pesant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "persans" and "pesant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "persans" vs "pesant" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "persans" and "pesant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "persans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "persans" and "pesant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persane vs persans". 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 #101,070 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.