Which to use
“cords” and “cours” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,281
- “cords” frequency rank
- #47,550
- “cours” frequency rank
- 65831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cords | cours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of cord | three-month unit of television broadcasting corresponding to a natural season. |
Letter map: cords vs cours
Shared letters muted; letters that set cords and cours apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: cords and cours
cords 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 65831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cords is recorded at frequency rank #18,281, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɔːdz/. 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 65831, this pair ranks #70,856 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cords vs cours
Shared letters: cors. Private to "cords": d. Private to "cours": u.
"cords" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "cours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cords" and "cours" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cords" or "cours"?
What to do next
You've compared "cords" and "cours". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cords" 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 #70,856 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cords" 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 #70,856 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.