Which to use
“perse” and “porte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,017
- “perse” frequency rank
- #284
- “porte” frequency rank
- 12301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perse | porte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Langue parlée dans la Perse antique. | Ouverture battante dans un mur qui permet d’entrer ou sortir d’un endroit. |
Where the eye mixes perse and porte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perse with porte
A purely visual mix-up. perse (\pɛʁs\) and porte (\pɔʁt\) 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 12301, 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\. porte is at rank #284, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁt\.
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 12301, this pair ranks #405,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perse vs porte
Shared letters: epr. Private to "perse": s. Private to "porte": ot.
"perse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perse" and "porte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perse" vs "porte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perse" and "porte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perse vs peso". 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 #405,815 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.