Which to use
“parcouru” and “parcourue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,051
- “parcouru” frequency rank
- #26,120
- “parcourue” frequency rank
- 35171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parcouru | parcourue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de parcourir. | Participe passé féminin singulier de parcourir. |
Same sound, different letters: parcouru vs parcourue
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. parcouru runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against parcourue's 9 (CVCCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - parcouru / parcourue
This is the hard kind. parcouru and parcourue are pronounced identically (\paʁ.ku.ʁy\) and both work as averb. 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) - “parcouru” sits inside “parcourue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parcouru is recorded at frequency rank #9,051, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.ku.ʁy\. parcourue is at rank #26,120, 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 35171, this pair ranks #278,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parcouru vs parcourue
Shared letters: acopru. Private to "parcouru": -. Private to "parcourue": e.
"parcouru" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "parcourue" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parcouru" and "parcourue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "parcouru" vs "parcourue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "parcouru" / "parcourue". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "parcouru" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parcourue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parcouru" and "parcourue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Parcoursup vs parcourue". 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 #278,656 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.