Which to use
“disparue” is a noun and “disparus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,950
- “disparue” frequency rank
- #8,376
- “disparus” frequency rank
- 16326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparue | disparus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme disparue. | Masculin pluriel de disparu. |
Same sound, different letters: disparue vs disparus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. disparue (CVCCVCVV) and disparus (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - disparue / disparus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: disparue and disparus 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 a single letter - e in “disparue” becomes s in “disparus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16326, 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\. disparus is at rank #8,376, 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 16326, this pair ranks #388,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of disparue vs disparus
Shared letters: adiprsu. Private to "disparue": e. Private to "disparus": -.
"disparue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "disparus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disparue" and "disparus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "disparue" or "disparus"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "disparue" / "disparus". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disparus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparue" and "disparus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disparais vs disparus". 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 #388,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.