Which to use
“compris” and “comprise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #447
- “compris” frequency rank
- #6,938
- “comprise” frequency rank
- 7385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compris | comprise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contenu dans quelque chose. | Féminin singulier de compris. |
Where the eye mixes compris and comprise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: compris vs comprise
A purely visual mix-up. compris (\kɔ̃.pʁi\) and comprise (\kɔ̃.pʁiz\) 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 extra letter(s) - “compris” sits inside “comprise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compris is recorded at frequency rank #447, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.pʁi\. comprise is at rank #6,938, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.pʁiz\.
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 7385, this pair ranks #423,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compris vs comprise
Shared letters: cimoprs. Private to "compris": -. Private to "comprise": e.
"compris" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "comprise" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compris" and "comprise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "compris" or "comprise" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "compris" and "comprise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compris" and "comprise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compresse vs comprise". 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 #423,327 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.