Which to use
“pourris” is an adjective and “pourrit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,034
- “pourris” frequency rank
- #26,478
- “pourrit” frequency rank
- 39512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pourris | pourrit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de pourri. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de pourrir. |
Same sound, different letters: pourris vs pourrit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. pourris and pourrit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - pourris and pourrit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: pourris and pourrit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pu.ʁi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “pourris” becomes t in “pourrit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pourris is recorded at frequency rank #13,034, classified as anadj, pronounced \pu.ʁi\. pourrit is at rank #26,478, tagged as averb, pronounced \pu.ʁi\.
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 39512, this pair ranks #247,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pourris vs pourrit
Shared letters: iopru. Private to "pourris": s. Private to "pourrit": t.
"pourris" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "pourrit" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pourris" for "pourrit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pourris" vs "pourrit" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "pourris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pourrit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pourris" and "pourrit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Polaris vs pourris". 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 #247,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.