Which to use
“interrompu” is an adjective and “interrompus” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,078
- “interrompu” frequency rank
- #31,091
- “interrompus” frequency rank
- 42169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interrompu | interrompus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui subit, ou a subi une interruption. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de interrompre. |
Same sound, different letters: interrompu vs interrompus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - interrompu and interrompus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: interrompu and interrompus carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃.py\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “interrompu” sits inside “interrompus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interrompu is recorded at frequency rank #11,078, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃.py\. interrompus is at rank #31,091, tagged as averb, 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 42169, this pair ranks #227,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interrompu vs interrompus
Shared letters: eimnoprtu. Private to "interrompu": -. Private to "interrompus": s.
"interrompu" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "interrompus" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interrompu ← inetrrompu · innterrompu · interompu · interormpu · interrmopu · interrommpu · interromppu · interromup
- interrompus ← inetrrompus · innterrompus · interompus · interormpus · interrmopus · interrommpus · interromppus · interrompsu
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interrompu" and "interrompus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "interrompu" or "interrompus"?
After this comparison
"interrompu" and "interrompus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "interrompu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interrompus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interrompu" and "interrompus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interrompues vs interrompus". 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 #227,687 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.