Which to use
“capture” and “carrure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,793
- “capture” frequency rank
- #26,995
- “carrure” frequency rank
- 33788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capture | carrure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de capturer ou résultat de cette action. | Largeur du dos à l’endroit des épaules. |
Where the eye mixes capture and carrure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses capture with carrure
A purely visual mix-up. capture (\kap.tyʁ\) and carrure (\ka.ʁyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capture is recorded at frequency rank #6,793, classified as anoun, pronounced \kap.tyʁ\. carrure is at rank #26,995, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʁyʁ\.
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 33788, this pair ranks #288,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capture vs carrure
Shared letters: aceru. Private to "capture": pt. Private to "carrure": -.
"capture" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "carrure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "capture" and "carrure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "capture" vs "carrure" - 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 "capture" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carrure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capture" and "carrure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrer vs carrure". 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 #288,282 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.