Which to use
“perses” and “prisés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,814
- “perses” frequency rank
- #37,979
- “prisés” frequency rank
- 58793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perses | prisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de perse. | Masculin pluriel de prisé. |
Where the eye mixes perses and prisés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. perses (CVCCVC) and prisés (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between perses and prisés
A purely visual mix-up. perses (\pɛʁs\) and prisés (\pʁi.ze\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58793, 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\. prisés is at rank #37,979, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁi.ze\.
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 58793, this pair ranks #106,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perses vs prisés
Shared letters: prs. Private to "perses": e. Private to "prisés": ié.
"perses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "prisés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perses ← eprses · peress · perrses · persess · persses · pesres · pperses · preses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perses" for "prisés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "perses" or "prisés" show up more?
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 "prisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perses" and "prisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priée vs prisés". 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 #106,887 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.