Which to use
“encours” is a noun and “encourus” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,842
- “encours” frequency rank
- #35,495
- “encourus” frequency rank
- 58337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encours | encourus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Montant des titres représentant des engagements financiers en cours. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe encourir. |
Where the eye mixes encours and encourus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. encours runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against encourus's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between encours and encourus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encours is \ɑ̃.kuʁ\ while encourus is \ɑ̃.ku.ʁy\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encours is recorded at frequency rank #22,842, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.kuʁ\. encourus is at rank #35,495, 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 58337, this pair ranks #109,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encours vs encourus
Shared letters: cenorsu. Private to "encours": -. Private to "encourus": -.
"encours" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "encourus" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encours" for "encourus" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "encours" or "encourus" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encours" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encourus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encours" and "encourus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encourir vs encourus". 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 #109,673 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.