Which to use
“encore” is an adverb and “encourue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #85
- “encore” frequency rank
- #43,410
- “encourue” frequency rank
- 43495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encore | encourue |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Participe passé féminin singulier de encourir. |
Where the eye mixes encore and encourue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encore runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against encourue's 8 (VCCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses encore with encourue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encore is \ɑ̃.kɔʁ\ while encourue is \ɑ̃.ku.ʁy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 43495, 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\. encourue is at rank #43,410, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ku.ʁy\.
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 43495, this pair ranks #217,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encore vs encourue
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "encore": -. Private to "encourue": u.
"encore" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "encourue" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encore" and "encourue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "encore" vs "encourue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "encore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encourue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encore" and "encourue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encourir vs encourue". 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 #217,624 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.