Which to use
“encours” is a noun and “endors” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,842
- “encours” frequency rank
- #22,843
- “endors” frequency rank
- 45685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encours | endors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Montant des titres représentant des engagements financiers en cours. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de endormir. |
Where the eye mixes encours and endors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. encours runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against endors's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encours vs endors
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encours is \ɑ̃.kuʁ\ while endors is \ɑ̃.dɔʁ\. 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 45685, 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\. endors is at rank #22,843, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.dɔʁ\.
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 45685, this pair ranks #200,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encours vs endors
Shared letters: enors. Private to "encours": cu. Private to "endors": d.
"encours" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "endors" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encours" for "endors" ever safe?
Frequency check: "encours" vs "endors" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "encours" and "endors" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encours" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "endors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encours" and "endors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "endors vs Enora". 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 #200,831 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.