Which to use
“apparaît” and “apparut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,257
- “apparaît” frequency rank
- #20,350
- “apparut” frequency rank
- 22607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apparaît | apparut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de apparaître. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de apparaître/apparaitre. |
Where the eye mixes apparaît and apparut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apparaît runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against apparut's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses apparaît with apparut
A purely visual mix-up. apparaît (\a.pa.ʁɛ\) and apparut (\a.pa.ʁy\) 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 22607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apparaît is recorded at frequency rank #2,257, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pa.ʁɛ\. apparut is at rank #20,350, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pa.ʁy\.
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 22607, this pair ranks #357,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apparaît vs apparut
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "apparaît": î. Private to "apparut": u.
"apparaît" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "apparut" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apparut ← apaprut · aparut · apparrut · appartu · apparutt · appaurt · appraut · paparut
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apparaît" and "apparut" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "apparaît" or "apparut"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apparaît" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apparut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apparaît" and "apparut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apart vs apparut". 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 #357,076 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.