Which to use
“disparités” is a noun and “disparues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,231
- “disparités” frequency rank
- #15,850
- “disparues” frequency rank
- 38081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparités | disparues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de disparité. | Féminin pluriel de disparu. |
Where the eye mixes disparités and disparues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disparités runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against disparues's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: disparités vs disparues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: disparités is \dis.pa.ʁi.te\ while disparues is \dis.pa.ʁy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disparités is recorded at frequency rank #22,231, classified as anoun, pronounced \dis.pa.ʁi.te\. disparues is at rank #15,850, tagged as anadj, 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 38081, this pair ranks #257,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disparités vs disparues
Shared letters: adiprs. Private to "disparités": té. Private to "disparues": eu.
"disparités" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "disparues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disparues ← ddisparues · dipsarues · disaprues · dispareus · disparrues · disparuess · disparuse · dispaures
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disparités" and "disparues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "disparités" or "disparues"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disparues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparités" and "disparues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disparate vs disparités". 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 #257,800 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.