Which to use
“disperse” and “disperser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,641
- “disperse” frequency rank
- #18,461
- “disperser” frequency rank
- 52102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disperse | disperser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de disperser. | Répandre, jeter çà et là. |
Where the eye mixes disperse and disperser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between disperse and disperser
A purely visual mix-up. disperse (\dis.pɛʁs\) and disperser (\dis.pɛʁ.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “disperse” sits inside “disperser”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disperse is recorded at frequency rank #33,641, classified as averb, pronounced \dis.pɛʁs\. disperser is at rank #18,461, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.pɛʁ.se\.
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 52102, this pair ranks #150,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disperse vs disperser
Shared letters: deiprs. Private to "disperse": -. Private to "disperser": -.
"disperse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "disperser" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disperse" for "disperser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disperse" vs "disperser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "disperse" and "disperser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disperse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disperser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disperse" and "disperser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disease vs disperse". 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 #150,158 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.