Which to use
“apparent” is an adjective and “apparut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,545
- “apparent” frequency rank
- #20,350
- “apparut” frequency rank
- 36895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apparent | apparut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est visible, évident, manifeste. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de apparaître/apparaitre. |
Where the eye mixes apparent and apparut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between apparent and apparut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apparent is \a.pa.ʁɑ̃\ while apparut is \a.pa.ʁy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apparent is recorded at frequency rank #16,545, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.pa.ʁɑ̃\. 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 36895, this pair ranks #266,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apparent vs apparut
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "apparent": en. Private to "apparut": u.
"apparent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "apparut" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apparent" and "apparut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apparent" vs "apparut" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apparent" 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 #266,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apparent" and "apparut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apparent vs apparenter". 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 #266,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.