Which to use
“ininterrompu” and “interrompu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,821
- “ininterrompu” frequency rank
- #11,078
- “interrompu” frequency rank
- 57899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ininterrompu | interrompu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas interrompu ; qui est sans intervalle de temps ou d’espace. | Qui subit, ou a subi une interruption. |
Where the eye mixes ininterrompu and interrompu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ininterrompu with interrompu
A purely visual mix-up. ininterrompu (\i.nɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃.py\) and interrompu (\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃.py\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “interrompu” sits inside “ininterrompu”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ininterrompu is recorded at frequency rank #46,821, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.nɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃.py\. interrompu is at rank #11,078, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃.py\.
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 57899, this pair ranks #112,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ininterrompu vs interrompu
Shared letters: eimnoprtu. Private to "ininterrompu": -. Private to "interrompu": -.
"ininterrompu" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVCCV · "interrompu" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ininterrompu ← iinnterrompu · ininetrrompu · ininnterrompu · ininterompu · ininterormpu · ininterrmopu · ininterrommpu · ininterromppu
- interrompu ← inetrrompu · innterrompu · interompu · interormpu · interrmopu · interrommpu · interromppu · interromup
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ininterrompu" for "interrompu" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ininterrompu" or "interrompu"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ininterrompu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interrompu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ininterrompu" and "interrompu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ininterrompu vs ininterrompue". 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 #112,274 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.