Which to use
“écœuré” is an adjective and “écurie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,544
- “écœuré” frequency rank
- #10,977
- “écurie” frequency rank
- 57521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écœuré | écurie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a perdu le cœur ; à qui le cœur manque ; qui est dégoûté. | Bâtiment destiné à loger des chevaux, des mulets, etc. |
Letter map: écœuré vs écurie
Shared letters muted; letters that set écœuré and écurie apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. écœuré (VCVVCV) and écurie (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: écœuré vs écurie
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: écœuré is anadjective and écurieanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écœuré is recorded at frequency rank #46,544, classified as anadj. écurie is at rank #10,977, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ky.ʁi\.
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 57521, this pair ranks #114,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écœuré vs écurie
Shared letters: crué. Private to "écœuré": œ. Private to "écurie": ei.
"écœuré" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "écurie" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pair "écœuré" vs "écurie" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "écœuré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "écurie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écœuré" and "écurie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écœuré vs endure". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #114,538 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.