Which to use
“persuade” and “persuader” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,179
- “persuade” frequency rank
- #15,715
- “persuader” frequency rank
- 46894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | persuade | persuader |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de persuader. | Amener quelqu’un à croire ou à vouloir quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes persuade and persuader
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. persuade runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against persuader's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between persuade and persuader
A purely visual mix-up. persuade (\pɛʁ.sɥad\) and persuader (\pɛʁ.sɥa.de\) 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 extra letter(s) - “persuade” sits inside “persuader”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
persuade is recorded at frequency rank #31,179, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.sɥad\. persuader is at rank #15,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.sɥa.de\.
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 46894, this pair ranks #191,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of persuade vs persuader
Shared letters: adeprsu. Private to "persuade": -. Private to "persuader": -.
"persuade" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "persuader" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "persuade" and "persuader" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "persuade" or "persuader"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "persuade" and "persuader" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "persuade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persuader" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "persuade" and "persuader" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persane vs persuade". 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 #191,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.