Which to use
“interrompre” is a verb and “interrompue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,894
- “interrompre” frequency rank
- #14,709
- “interrompue” frequency rank
- 25603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interrompre | interrompue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couper ou rompre la continuité d’une chose. | Féminin singulier de interrompu. |
Where the eye mixes interrompre and interrompue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses interrompre with interrompue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: interrompre is \ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ̃pʁ\ while interrompue is \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃.py\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “interrompre” becomes u in “interrompue”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25603, 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\. interrompue is at rank #14,709, 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 25603, this pair ranks #339,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interrompre vs interrompue
Shared letters: eimnoprt. Private to "interrompre": -. Private to "interrompue": u.
"interrompre" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV · "interrompue" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- interrompre ← inetrrompre · innterrompre · interompre · interormpre · interrmopre · interrommpre · interromper · interromppre
- interrompue ← inetrrompue · innterrompue · interompue · interormpue · interrmopue · interrommpue · interrompeu · interromppue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interrompre" and "interrompue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "interrompre" vs "interrompue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interrompre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interrompue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interrompre" and "interrompue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ininterrompue vs interrompue". 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 #339,905 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.