Which to use
“persique” is an adjective and “portique” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,954
- “persique” frequency rank
- #19,110
- “portique” frequency rank
- 52064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | persique | portique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui appartient à l’ancienne Perse. | Galerie ouverte dont la voûte ou le plafond sont soutenus par des colonnes, par des arcades. |
Where the eye mixes persique and portique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. persique and portique follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses persique with portique
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: persique is \pɛʁ.sik\ while portique is \pɔʁ.tik\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
persique is recorded at frequency rank #32,954, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.sik\. portique is at rank #19,110, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁ.tik\.
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 52064, this pair ranks #150,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of persique vs portique
Shared letters: eipqru. Private to "persique": s. Private to "portique": ot.
"persique" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "portique" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "persique" and "portique" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "persique" or "portique" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "persique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "persique" and "portique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persique vs persisté". 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 #150,430 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.