Which to use
“pris” and “purs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #302
- “pris” frequency rank
- #16,711
- “purs” frequency rank
- 17013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pris | purs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Occupé, pas disponible. | Masculin pluriel de pur. |
Where the eye mixes pris and purs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pris and purs
A purely visual mix-up. pris (\pʁi\) and purs (\pyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pris is recorded at frequency rank #302, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁi\. purs is at rank #16,711, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pyʁ\.
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 17013, this pair ranks #385,209 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pris vs purs
Shared letters: prs. Private to "pris": i. Private to "purs": u.
"pris" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "purs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pris" for "purs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pris" or "purs"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pris" and "purs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "purs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,209 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pris" and "purs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "PMR vs purs". 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 #385,209 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.