Which to use
“rompre” is a verb and “rompu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,494
- “rompre” frequency rank
- #10,398
- “rompu” frequency rank
- 17892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rompre | rompu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Séparer un solide en deux parties sans se servir d’instrument tranchant ; briser ; mettre en pièces. | Extrêmement fatigué, brisé par la fatigue ou par une émotion. |
Where the eye mixes rompre and rompu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rompre with rompu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rompre is \ʁɔ̃pʁ\ while rompu is \ʁɔ̃.py\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rompre is recorded at frequency rank #7,494, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɔ̃pʁ\. rompu is at rank #10,398, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɔ̃.py\.
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 17892, this pair ranks #380,947 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rompre vs rompu
Shared letters: mopr. Private to "rompre": e. Private to "rompu": u.
"rompre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "rompu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rompre" and "rompu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rompre" vs "rompu" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rompre" and "rompu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rompre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rompu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,947 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rompre" and "rompu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rompu vs rou". 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 #380,947 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.