Which to use
“clochers” and “couchers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,097
- “clochers” frequency rank
- #44,398
- “couchers” frequency rank
- 74495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clochers | couchers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de clocher. | Pluriel de coucher. |
Where the eye mixes clochers and couchers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clochers vs couchers
A purely visual mix-up. clochers (\klɔ.ʃe\) and couchers (\ku.ʃe\) 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 74495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clochers is recorded at frequency rank #30,097, classified as anoun, pronounced \klɔ.ʃe\. couchers is at rank #44,398, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku.ʃe\.
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 74495, this pair ranks #36,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clochers vs couchers
Shared letters: cehors. Private to "clochers": l. Private to "couchers": u.
"clochers" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "couchers" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clochers" and "couchers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clochers" or "couchers"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clochers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couchers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clochers" and "couchers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaches vs couchers". 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 #36,990 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.