interrompuevsinterrompuesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“interrompue” and “interrompues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,709
“interrompue” frequency rank
#31,090
“interrompues” frequency rank
45799
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interrompue interrompues
Definition Féminin singulier de interrompu. Féminin pluriel de interrompu.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set interrompue and interrompues apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
interrompue
12 ch
interrompues

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. interrompue and interrompues are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃.py\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “interrompue” sits inside “interrompues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interrompue is recorded at frequency rank #14,709, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃.py\. interrompues is at rank #31,090, 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 45799, this pair ranks #199,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of interrompue vs interrompues

Shared letters: eimnoprtu. Private to "interrompue": -. Private to "interrompues": s.

"interrompue" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVV  ·  "interrompues" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interrompueinetrrompue · innterrompue · interompue · interormpue · interrmopue · interrommpue · interrompeu · interromppue
  • interrompuesinetrrompues · innterrompues · interompues · interormpues · interrmopues · interrommpues · interrompeus · interromppues

Frequency comparison

interrompue#14,709
interrompues#31,090

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interrompue" and "interrompues" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃.py\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "interrompue" or "interrompues"?
"interrompue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,709 in our French list, against #31,090 for "interrompues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering interrompue vs interrompues

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “interrompue” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list