Which to use
“endure” and “endurer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,317
- “endure” frequency rank
- #21,307
- “endurer” frequency rank
- 63624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | endure | endurer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de endurer. | Souffrir, supporter avec fermeté, constance. |
Where the eye mixes endure and endurer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. endure runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against endurer's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between endure and endurer
A purely visual mix-up. endure (\ɑ̃.dyʁ\) and endurer (\ɑ̃.dy.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “endure” sits inside “endurer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
endure is recorded at frequency rank #42,317, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.dyʁ\. endurer is at rank #21,307, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.dy.ʁe\.
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 63624, this pair ranks #81,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of endure vs endurer
Shared letters: denru. Private to "endure": -. Private to "endurer": -.
"endure" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "endurer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "endure" and "endurer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "endure" or "endurer"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "endure" and "endurer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "endure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "endurer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "endure" and "endurer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écœuré vs endure". 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 #81,052 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.