Which to use
“interrompt” is a verb and “interrompue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,362
- “interrompt” frequency rank
- #14,709
- “interrompue” frequency rank
- 36071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interrompt | interrompue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de interrompre. | Féminin singulier de interrompu. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set interrompt and interrompue apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
interrompt and interrompue form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interrompt is recorded at frequency rank #21,362, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃\. 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 36071, this pair ranks #272,200 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interrompt" and "interrompue" be used interchangeably?
Remembering interrompt vs interrompue
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “interrompt”; for an adjective, it's “interrompue”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “interrompt” entry
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