Which to use
“poursuit” is a verb and “poursuite” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,096
- “poursuit” frequency rank
- #3,634
- “poursuite” frequency rank
- 6730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poursuit | poursuite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de poursuivre. | Action de celui ou de celle qui poursuit un homme ou un animal, qui court après pour l’atteindre, pour le prendre. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set poursuit and poursuite apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
poursuit and poursuite form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “poursuit” sits inside “poursuite” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poursuit is recorded at frequency rank #3,096, classified as averb, pronounced \puʁ.sɥi\. poursuite is at rank #3,634, tagged as anoun, pronounced \puʁ.sɥit\.
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 6730, this pair ranks #425,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poursuit" and "poursuite" be used interchangeably?
Remembering poursuit vs poursuite
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “poursuit”; for a noun, it's “poursuite”.
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