Which to use
“cœurs” is a noun and “coeurs” is a typographic variant - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,946
- “cœurs” frequency rank
- #10,662
- “coeurs” frequency rank
- 17608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cœurs | coeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cœur. | Pluriel de coeur. |
Same sound, different letters: cœurs vs coeurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. cœurs runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against coeurs's 6 (CVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - cœurs / coeurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cœurs and coeurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other atypographic variant, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17608, 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\. coeurs is at rank #10,662, tagged as atypographic variant, pronounced \kœʁ\.
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 17608, this pair ranks #382,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cœurs vs coeurs
Shared letters: crsu. Private to "cœurs": œ. Private to "coeurs": eo.
"cœurs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "coeurs" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coeurs ← ccoeurs · ceours · coerus · coeurrs · coeurss · coeusr · couers · oceurs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cœurs" for "coeurs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cœurs" or "coeurs"?
What to do next
"cœurs" and "coeurs" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "cœurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cœurs" and "coeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coeurs vs courus". 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 #382,347 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.