comportévscomportentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“comporté” and “comportent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,886
“comporté” frequency rank
#9,138
“comportent” frequency rank
38024
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comporté comportent
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de comporter. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de comporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set comporté and comportent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
comporté
10 ch
comportent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. comporté (\kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te\) and comportent (\kɔ̃.pɔʁt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comporté is recorded at frequency rank #28,886, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te\. comportent is at rank #9,138, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pɔʁt\.

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 38024, this pair ranks #258,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comporté vs comportent

Shared letters: cmoprt. Private to "comporté": é. Private to "comportent": en.

"comporté" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "comportent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comportentccomportent · cmoportent · commportent · comoprtent · comporetnt · comporrtent · comportennt · comportentt

Frequency comparison

comporté#28,886
comportent#9,138

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comporté" and "comportent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te\ versus \kɔ̃.pɔʁt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comporté" or "comportent"?
"comportent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,138 in our French list, against #28,886 for "comporté". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering comporté vs comportent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “comporté” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list