écœurévsécouleWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: écœuré is a adjective, écoule is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“écœuré” is an adjective and “écoule” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,544
“écœuré” frequency rank
#17,596
“écoule” frequency rank
64140
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature écœuré écoule
Definition Qui a perdu le cœur ; à qui le cœur manque ; qui est dégoûté. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écouler.

Letter map: écœuré vs écoule

Shared letters muted; letters that set écœuré and écoule apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

6 ch
écœuré
6 ch
écoule

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: écœuré is anadjective and écouleaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

écœuré is recorded at frequency rank #46,544, classified as anadj. écoule is at rank #17,596, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.kul\.

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 64140, this pair ranks #78,493 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of écœuré vs écoule

Shared letters: cué. Private to "écœuré": . Private to "écoule": elo.

"écœuré" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV  ·  "écoule" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "écœuré" and "écoule" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "écœuré" is an adjective and "écoule" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "écœuré" or "écoule"?
"écoule" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,596 in our French list, against #46,544 for "écœuré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list