Which to use
“causait” and “courait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,695
- “causait” frequency rank
- #19,795
- “courait” frequency rank
- 59490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causait | courait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe causer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de courir. |
Where the eye mixes causait and courait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between causait and courait
A purely visual mix-up. causait (\ko.zɛ\) and courait (\ku.ʁɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causait is recorded at frequency rank #39,695, classified as averb, pronounced \ko.zɛ\. courait is at rank #19,795, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.ʁɛ\.
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 59490, this pair ranks #102,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of causait vs courait
Shared letters: acitu. Private to "causait": s. Private to "courait": or.
"causait" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "courait" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "causait" and "courait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "causait" or "courait"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "causait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causait" and "courait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causait vs chassait". 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 #102,839 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.