Which to use
“cour” is a noun and “cozy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,064
- “cour” frequency rank
- #12,217
- “cozy” frequency rank
- 53281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cour | cozy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A three-month unit of television broadcasting, corresponding to one of the four seasons. | Alternative spelling of cosy. |
Letter map: cour vs cozy
Shared letters muted; letters that set cour and cozy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. cour (CVVC) and cozy (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - cour and cozy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cour is anoun and cozyanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cour is recorded at frequency rank #41,064, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkʊə(ɹ)/. cozy is at rank #12,217, tagged as anadj.
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 53281, this pair ranks #150,242 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cour vs cozy
Shared letters: co. Private to "cour": ru. Private to "cozy": yz.
"cour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cozy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cour" and "cozy" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cour" vs "cozy" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "cour" vs "cozy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cozy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,242 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cour" and "cozy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cour vs cower". 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 #150,242 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.