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.
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": rœ. Private to "écoule": elo.
"écœuré" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "écoule" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV