Which to use
“disparaît” and “disputait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,810
- “disparaît” frequency rank
- #33,213
- “disputait” frequency rank
- 40023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparaît | disputait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de disparaître. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de disputer. |
Where the eye mixes disparaît and disputait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. disparaît and disputait follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: disparaît vs disputait
A purely visual mix-up. disparaît (\dis.pa.ʁɛ\) and disputait (\dis.py.tɛ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40023, 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\. disputait is at rank #33,213, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.py.tɛ\.
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 40023, this pair ranks #243,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disparaît vs disputait
Shared letters: adipst. Private to "disparaît": rî. Private to "disputait": u.
"disparaît" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "disputait" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disputait ← ddisputait · dipsutait · dispputait · disptuait · dispuatit · disputaitt · disputati · disputiat
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disparaît" and "disputait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "disparaît" vs "disputait" - 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 "disparaît" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparaît" and "disputait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputait vs disputant". 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 #243,602 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.