Which to use
“interrompre” is a verb and “interrompu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,894
- “interrompre” frequency rank
- #11,078
- “interrompu” frequency rank
- 21972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interrompre | interrompu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couper ou rompre la continuité d’une chose. | Qui subit, ou a subi une interruption. |
Where the eye mixes interrompre and interrompu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between interrompre and interrompu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interrompre is \ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ̃pʁ\ while interrompu is \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃.py\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interrompre is recorded at frequency rank #10,894, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ̃pʁ\. 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 21972, this pair ranks #360,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interrompre vs interrompu
Shared letters: eimnoprt. Private to "interrompre": -. Private to "interrompu": u.
"interrompre" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV · "interrompu" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- interrompre ← inetrrompre · innterrompre · interompre · interormpre · interrmopre · interrommpre · interromper · interromppre
- interrompu ← inetrrompu · innterrompu · interompu · interormpu · interrmopu · interrommpu · interromppu · interromup
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interrompre" and "interrompu" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "interrompre" or "interrompu" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "interrompre" and "interrompu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interrompre" 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 #360,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interrompre" and "interrompu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ininterrompu vs interrompu". 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 #360,459 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.