Which to use
“compris” is an adjective and “comprit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #447
- “compris” frequency rank
- #17,909
- “comprit” frequency rank
- 18356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compris | comprit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contenu dans quelque chose. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de comprendre. |
Same sound, different letters: compris vs comprit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: compris vs comprit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: compris and comprit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.pʁi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “compris” becomes t in “comprit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18356, 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\. comprit is at rank #17,909, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pʁi\.
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 18356, this pair ranks #378,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compris vs comprit
Shared letters: cimopr. Private to "compris": s. Private to "comprit": t.
"compris" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "comprit" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compris" and "comprit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "compris" vs "comprit" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"compris" and "comprit" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "compris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compris" and "comprit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compil vs comprit". 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 #378,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.