Which to use
“cœurs” is a noun and “chuis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,946
- “cœurs” frequency rank
- #28,483
- “chuis” frequency rank
- 35429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cœurs | chuis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cœur. | Contraction de je suis du verbe être. |
Where the eye mixes cœurs and chuis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cœurs (CVVCC) and chuis (CCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: cœurs vs chuis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cœurs is \kœʁ\ while chuis is \ʃɥi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cœurs is recorded at frequency rank #6,946, classified as anoun, pronounced \kœʁ\. chuis is at rank #28,483, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃɥi\.
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 35429, this pair ranks #276,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cœurs vs chuis
Shared letters: csu. Private to "cœurs": rœ. Private to "chuis": hi.
"cœurs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "chuis" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chuis ← cchuis · chhuis · chius · chuiss · chusi · cuhis · hcuis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cœurs" for "chuis" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "cœurs" or "chuis" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cœurs" and "chuis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cœurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chuis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cœurs" and "chuis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cheik vs chuis". 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 #276,825 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.