comparu

\kɔ̃.pa.ʁy\

/\kɔ̃.pa.ʁy\/ verb

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The verdict

“comparu” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,799. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,799
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe passé masculin singulier de comparaître (ou comparaitre).

Corpus desk

Index FR-comparu · comparu · French

comparu · rank #42,799 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,799
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cognition

Nearest frequency peer: cognition (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « comparu »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « comparu » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

comparu vs compère
71% similar
comparu vs Comeau
57% similar
comparu vs compare
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for comparu
PropertyValue
Headwordcomparu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.pa.ʁy\
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,799
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « comparu »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.comparuse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cognition » (#42,798), « complaire » (#42,800), « confidente » (#42,801). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « comparu » est au #42,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around comparu (IPA \kɔ̃.pa.ʁy\), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,799 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe passé masculin singulier de comparaître (ou comparaitre).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for comparu, with forms such as "ccomparu", "cmoparu", and "comapru". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "compère", "Comeau", "compare", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is comparu, spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé masculin singulier de comparaître (ou comparaitre).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomparu
  • cmoparu
  • comapru
  • commparu
  • comparru
  • compaur
  • compparu
  • comprau
  • copmaru
  • ocmparu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comparu - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccomparu1cmoparu2comapru2commparu1comparru1compaur2compparu1comprau2
Edit distance from "comparu"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comparu"?
"comparu" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-U. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pa.ʁy\.
What does "comparu" mean?
As a verb, "comparu" means: Participe passé masculin singulier de comparaître (ou comparaitre).
What words are commonly confused with "comparu"?
"comparu" is commonly confused with "compère", "Comeau", "compare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comparu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comparu" is \kɔ̃.pa.ʁy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comparu" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "comparu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chronos#42,795confine#42,803chaland#42,789boulard#42,774

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

connaisses10 variantsbâches10 variantsdifférée10 variantsbloquez10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list