Which to use
“carrez” and “courrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,540
- “carrez” frequency rank
- #43,866
- “courrez” frequency rank
- 93406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carrez | courrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe carrer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de courir. |
Where the eye mixes carrez and courrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. carrez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against courrez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between carrez and courrez
A purely visual mix-up. carrez (\ka.ʁe\) and courrez (\kuʁ.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carrez is recorded at frequency rank #49,540, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.ʁe\. courrez is at rank #43,866, tagged as averb, pronounced \kuʁ.ʁe\.
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 93406, this pair ranks #2,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carrez vs courrez
Shared letters: cerz. Private to "carrez": a. Private to "courrez": ou.
"carrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "courrez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carrez" and "courrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "carrez" vs "courrez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "carrez" and "courrez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carrez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carrez" and "courrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrer vs carrez". 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 #2,299 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.