Which to use
“poursuivis” is an adjective and “poursuivra” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,117
- “poursuivis” frequency rank
- #21,119
- “poursuivra” frequency rank
- 35236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poursuivis | poursuivra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de poursuivi. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de poursuivre. |
Where the eye mixes poursuivis and poursuivra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. poursuivis (CVVCCVVCVC) and poursuivra (CVVCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses poursuivis with poursuivra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: poursuivis is \puʁ.sɥi.vi\ while poursuivra is \puʁ.sɥi.vʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poursuivis is recorded at frequency rank #14,117, classified as anadj, pronounced \puʁ.sɥi.vi\. poursuivra is at rank #21,119, tagged as averb, pronounced \puʁ.sɥi.vʁa\.
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 35236, this pair ranks #278,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poursuivis vs poursuivra
Shared letters: ioprsuv. Private to "poursuivis": -. Private to "poursuivra": a.
"poursuivis" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC · "poursuivra" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- poursuivis ← opursuivis · porusuivis · pourrsuivis · poursiuvis · pourssuivis · poursuiivs · poursuiviss · poursuivsi
- poursuivra ← opursuivra · porusuivra · pourrsuivra · poursiuvra · pourssuivra · poursuirva · poursuivar · poursuivrra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poursuivis" for "poursuivra" ever safe?
Which is more common, "poursuivis" or "poursuivra"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "poursuivis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poursuivra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poursuivis" and "poursuivra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poursuivez vs poursuivra". 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 #278,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.