Which to use
“choux” and “cour” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,540
- “choux” frequency rank
- #669
- “cour” frequency rank
- 12209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choux | cour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chou. | Espace découvert qui dépend d’une maison, d’un hôtel, etc., et qui est entouré de murs ou de bâtiments. |
Where the eye mixes choux and cour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between choux and cour
A purely visual mix-up. choux (\ʃu\) and cour (\kuʁ\) 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 12209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choux is recorded at frequency rank #11,540, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃu\. cour is at rank #669, tagged as anoun, 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 12209, this pair ranks #406,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choux vs cour
Shared letters: cou. Private to "choux": hx. Private to "cour": r.
"choux" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "cour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "choux" for "cour" ever safe?
Frequency check: "choux" vs "cour" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "choux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choux" and "cour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs choux". 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 #406,158 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.