Which to use
“cobra” and “cours” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,721
- “cobra” frequency rank
- #47,550
- “cours” frequency rank
- 62271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobra | cours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja. | three-month unit of television broadcasting corresponding to a natural season. |
Letter map: cobra vs cours
Shared letters muted; letters that set cobra and cours apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cobra (CVCCV) and cours (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - cobra / cours
cobra and cours are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cobra is recorded at frequency rank #14,721, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkəʊbɹə/. cours is at rank #47,550, tagged as anoun.
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 62271, this pair ranks #89,449 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cobra vs cours
Shared letters: cor. Private to "cobra": ab. Private to "cours": su.
"cobra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cobra" and "cours" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cobra" vs "cours" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "cobra" and "cours". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cobra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,449 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobra" and "cours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cours vs Coutts". 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 #89,449 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.