Which to use
“perse” and “pes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,017
- “perse” frequency rank
- #33,825
- “pes” frequency rank
- 45842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perse | pes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Langue parlée dans la Perse antique. | Pluriel de pe. |
Where the eye mixes perse and pes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between perse and pes
A purely visual mix-up. perse (\pɛʁs\) and pes (\pe\) 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 45842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perse is recorded at frequency rank #12,017, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁs\. pes is at rank #33,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe\.
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 45842, this pair ranks #199,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perse vs pes
Shared letters: eps. Private to "perse": r. Private to "pes": -.
"perse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perse ← eprse · perrse · persse · pperse · prese
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perse" and "pes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perse" vs "pes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "perse" and "pes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perse" and "pes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs prep". 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 #199,611 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.