Which to use
“obscur” and “obscures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,756
- “obscur” frequency rank
- #18,547
- “obscures” frequency rank
- 29303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obscur | obscures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Où il y a peu, où il n’y a pas de lumière. | Féminin pluriel de obscur. |
Letter map: obscur vs obscures
Shared letters muted; letters that set obscur and obscures apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. obscur runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against obscures's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - obscur / obscures
obscur and obscures are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “obscur” sits inside “obscures”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obscur is recorded at frequency rank #10,756, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɔp.skyʁ\. obscures is at rank #18,547, tagged as anadj.
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 29303, this pair ranks #317,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obscur vs obscures
Shared letters: bcorsu. Private to "obscur": -. Private to "obscures": e.
"obscur" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "obscures" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obscur" and "obscures" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "obscur" vs "obscures" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "obscur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obscures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obscur" and "obscures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obscènes vs obscures". 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 #317,532 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.