Which to use
“disparu” is a noun and “disparut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,034
- “disparu” frequency rank
- #23,834
- “disparut” frequency rank
- 25868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparu | disparut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soldat qui, après une action de guerre, manque à l’appel sans être retrouvé parmi les morts et les blessés. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de disparaître (ou disparaitre). |
Same sound, different letters: disparu vs disparut
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - disparu and disparut
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: disparu and disparut carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dis.pa.ʁy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “disparu” sits inside “disparut”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disparu is recorded at frequency rank #2,034, classified as anoun, pronounced \dis.pa.ʁy\. 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 25868, this pair ranks #338,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of disparu vs disparut
Shared letters: adiprsu. Private to "disparu": -. Private to "disparut": t.
"disparu" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "disparut" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disparu" and "disparut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disparu" vs "disparut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"disparu" and "disparut" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparu" 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 #338,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparu" 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 #338,419 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.