Which to use
“cours” is a noun and “curt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,550
- “cours” frequency rank
- #23,505
- “curt” frequency rank
- 71055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cours | curt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | three-month unit of television broadcasting corresponding to a natural season. | Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude. |
Letter map: cours vs curt
Shared letters muted; letters that set cours and curt apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cours is anoun and curtanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cours is recorded at frequency rank #47,550, classified as anoun. curt is at rank #23,505, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɝt/.
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 71055, this pair ranks #48,172 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cours vs curt
Shared letters: cru. Private to "cours": os. Private to "curt": t.
"cours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "curt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cours" and "curt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cours" or "curt"?
What to do next
You've compared "cours" and "curt". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cours" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "curt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,172 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cours" and "curt" 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
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