Which to use
“encore” is an adverb and “encourt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #85
- “encore” frequency rank
- #38,781
- “encourt” frequency rank
- 38866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encore | encourt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui sert à marquer que l’action ou l’état dont il s’agit se continue, se continuera ou s’est continué jusqu’au temps indiqué par le verbe ou par les autres circonstances du discours. Pour la négation, voir pas encore. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de encourir. |
Where the eye mixes encore and encourt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. encore runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against encourt's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses encore with encourt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encore is \ɑ̃.kɔʁ\ while encourt is \ɑ̃.kuʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encore is recorded at frequency rank #85, classified as anadv, pronounced \ɑ̃.kɔʁ\. encourt is at rank #38,781, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.kuʁ\.
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 38866, this pair ranks #252,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encore vs encourt
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "encore": -. Private to "encourt": tu.
"encore" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "encourt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encore" for "encourt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "encore" or "encourt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encourt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encore" and "encourt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encourir vs encourt". 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 #252,248 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.