Which to use
“parcourt” is a verb and “partout” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,531
- “parcourt” frequency rank
- #674
- “partout” frequency rank
- 15205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parcourt | partout |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de parcourir. | En tous lieux ; en tous endroits ; de tous côtés. |
Where the eye mixes parcourt and partout
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. parcourt runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against partout's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses parcourt with partout
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parcourt is \paʁ.kuʁ\ while partout is \paʁ.tu\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parcourt is recorded at frequency rank #14,531, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.kuʁ\. partout is at rank #674, tagged as anadv, pronounced \paʁ.tu\.
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 15205, this pair ranks #393,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parcourt vs partout
Shared letters: aoprtu. Private to "parcourt": c. Private to "partout": -.
"parcourt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "partout" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parcourt" for "partout" ever safe?
Which is more common, "parcourt" or "partout"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parcourt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partout" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parcourt" and "partout" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parrot vs partout". 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 #393,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.