Which to use
“cœurs” is a noun and “court” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,946
- “cœurs” frequency rank
- #960
- “court” frequency rank
- 7906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cœurs | court |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cœur. | De petite longueur ou qui n’a pas la longueur moyenne des objets du même genre. |
Where the eye mixes cœurs and court
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cœurs and court
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cœurs is \kœʁ\ while court is \kuʁ\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7906, 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\. court is at rank #960, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kuʁ\.
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 7906, this pair ranks #421,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cœurs vs court
Shared letters: cru. Private to "cœurs": sœ. Private to "court": ot.
"cœurs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "court" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- court ← ccourt · corut · courrt · courtt · coutr · cuort · ocurt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cœurs" for "court" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cœurs" vs "court" - 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 "cœurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "court" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cœurs" and "court" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cœurs vs cura". 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 #421,764 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.