Which to use
“disputes” and “disques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,449
- “disputes” frequency rank
- #5,548
- “disques” frequency rank
- 19997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disputes | disques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dispute. | Pluriel de disque. |
Where the eye mixes disputes and disques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses disputes with disques
A purely visual mix-up. disputes (\dis.pyt\) and disques (\disk\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disputes is recorded at frequency rank #14,449, classified as anoun, pronounced \dis.pyt\. disques is at rank #5,548, tagged as anoun, pronounced \disk\.
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 19997, this pair ranks #370,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of disputes vs disques
Shared letters: deisu. Private to "disputes": pt. Private to "disques": q.
"disputes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "disques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disputes" and "disques" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "disputes" vs "disques" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "disputes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disputes" and "disques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputes vs dissoutes". 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 #370,441 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.