Which to use
“parcourue” and “parcourus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,120
- “parcourue” frequency rank
- #25,762
- “parcourus” frequency rank
- 51882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parcourue | parcourus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de parcourir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe parcourir. |
Same sound, different letters: parcourue vs parcourus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. parcourue (CVCCVVCVV) and parcourus (CVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: parcourue vs parcourus
This is the hard kind. parcourue and parcourus 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 a single letter - e in “parcourue” becomes s in “parcourus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parcourue is recorded at frequency rank #26,120, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.ku.ʁy\. 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 51882, this pair ranks #151,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parcourue vs parcourus
Shared letters: acopru. Private to "parcourue": e. Private to "parcourus": s.
"parcourue" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVV · "parcourus" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parcourue" and "parcourus" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "parcourue" or "parcourus" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "parcourue" / "parcourus". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "parcourue" 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 #151,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parcourue" and "parcourus" 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 #151,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.