Which to use
“perses” and “pervers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,814
- “perses” frequency rank
- #7,476
- “pervers” frequency rank
- 28290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perses | pervers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de perse. | Qui est méchant, dépravé et naturellement enclin au mal. |
Where the eye mixes perses and pervers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perses vs pervers
A purely visual mix-up. perses (\pɛʁs\) and pervers (\pɛʁ.vɛʁ\) 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 28290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perses is recorded at frequency rank #20,814, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁs\. pervers is at rank #7,476, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.vɛʁ\.
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 28290, this pair ranks #323,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perses vs pervers
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "perses": -. Private to "pervers": v.
"perses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pervers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perses" for "pervers" ever safe?
Which is more common, "perses" or "pervers"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pervers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perses" and "pervers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perses vs pieuses". 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 #323,744 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.