Which to use
“parcours” is a noun and “parcourt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,448
- “parcours” frequency rank
- #14,531
- “parcourt” frequency rank
- 15979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parcours | parcourt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chemin, trajet que fait une personne ou que l’on fait faire à une chose. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de parcourir. |
Same sound, different letters: parcours vs parcourt
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. parcours and parcourt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - parcours / parcourt
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: parcours and parcourt carry the same recorded pronunciation, \paʁ.kuʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “parcours” becomes t in “parcourt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parcours is recorded at frequency rank #1,448, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.kuʁ\. parcourt is at rank #14,531, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.kuʁ\.
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 15979, this pair ranks #389,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parcours vs parcourt
Shared letters: acopru. Private to "parcours": s. Private to "parcourt": t.
"parcours" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "parcourt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parcours" for "parcourt" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "parcours" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parcourt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parcours" and "parcourt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parcours vs Parcoursup". 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 #389,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.