Which to use
“disparaît” and “disparut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,810
- “disparaît” frequency rank
- #23,834
- “disparut” frequency rank
- 30644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparaît | disparut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de disparaître. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de disparaître (ou disparaitre). |
Where the eye mixes disparaît and disparut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disparaît runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against disparut's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between disparaît and disparut
A purely visual mix-up. disparaît (\dis.pa.ʁɛ\) and disparut (\dis.pa.ʁy\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disparaît is recorded at frequency rank #6,810, classified as averb, pronounced \dis.pa.ʁɛ\. disparut is at rank #23,834, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.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 30644, this pair ranks #308,912 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disparaît vs disparut
Shared letters: adiprst. Private to "disparaît": î. Private to "disparut": u.
"disparaît" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "disparut" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disparut ← ddisparut · dipsarut · disaprut · disparrut · dispartu · disparutt · dispaurt · dispparut
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disparaît" for "disparut" ever safe?
Which is more common, "disparaît" or "disparut"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparaît" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disparut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,912 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparaît" and "disparut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disparate vs disparut". 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 #308,912 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.