Which to use
“disparue” is a noun and “disparues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,950
- “disparue” frequency rank
- #15,850
- “disparues” frequency rank
- 23800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparue | disparues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme disparue. | Féminin pluriel de disparu. |
Same sound, different letters: disparue vs disparues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. disparue runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against disparues's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - disparue and disparues
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: disparue and disparues carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dis.pa.ʁy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “disparue” sits inside “disparues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disparue is recorded at frequency rank #7,950, classified as anoun, pronounced \dis.pa.ʁy\. 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 23800, this pair ranks #350,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of disparue vs disparues
Shared letters: adeiprsu. Private to "disparue": -. Private to "disparues": -.
"disparue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "disparues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disparue" and "disparues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disparue" vs "disparues" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparue" 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 #350,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparue" and "disparues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disparais vs disparues". 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 #350,371 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.