Which to use
“disparues” is an adjective and “disparut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,850
- “disparues” frequency rank
- #23,834
- “disparut” frequency rank
- 39684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disparues | disparut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de disparu. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de disparaître (ou disparaitre). |
Same sound, different letters: disparues vs disparut
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. disparues runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against disparut's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - disparues and disparut
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: disparues and disparut carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dis.pa.ʁy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disparues is recorded at frequency rank #15,850, classified as anadj, 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 39684, this pair ranks #246,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disparues vs disparut
Shared letters: adiprsu. Private to "disparues": e. Private to "disparut": t.
"disparues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "disparut" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disparues" and "disparut" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "disparues" or "disparut"?
What to do next
"disparues" and "disparut" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "disparues" 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 #246,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disparues" 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 #246,165 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.