Which to use
“cour” and “curd” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,064
- “cour” frequency rank
- #31,942
- “curd” frequency rank
- 73006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cour | curd |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A three-month unit of television broadcasting, corresponding to one of the four seasons. | The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc. |
Where the eye mixes cour and curd
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cour and curd
A purely visual mix-up. cour (/ˈkʊə(ɹ)/) and curd (/kɜː(ɹ)d/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73006, 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)/. curd is at rank #31,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɜː(ɹ)d/.
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 73006, this pair ranks #41,049 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cour vs curd
Shared letters: cru. Private to "cour": o. Private to "curd": d.
"cour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "curd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cour" for "curd" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cour" vs "curd" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "curd" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,049 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cour" and "curd" 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 #41,049 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.