Which to use
“parcourir” and “parcourus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,876
- “parcourir” frequency rank
- #25,762
- “parcourus” frequency rank
- 33638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parcourir | parcourus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Traverser un espace en divers sens. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe parcourir. |
Where the eye mixes parcourir and parcourus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. parcourir and parcourus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: parcourir vs parcourus
A purely visual mix-up. parcourir (\paʁ.ku.ʁiʁ\) and parcourus (\paʁ.ku.ʁy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parcourir is recorded at frequency rank #7,876, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.ku.ʁiʁ\. parcourus is at rank #25,762, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.ku.ʁy\.
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 33638, this pair ranks #289,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parcourir vs parcourus
Shared letters: acopru. Private to "parcourir": i. Private to "parcourus": s.
"parcourir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "parcourus" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parcourir" and "parcourus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "parcourir" vs "parcourus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parcourir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parcourus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parcourir" and "parcourus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Parcoursup vs parcourus". 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 #289,296 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.