Which to use
“cocos” and “coups” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,696
- “cocos” frequency rank
- #1,227
- “coups” frequency rank
- 30923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocos | coups |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coco. | Pluriel de coup. |
Where the eye mixes cocos and coups
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cocos vs coups
A purely visual mix-up. cocos (\ko.ko\) and coups (\ku\) 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 30923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cocos is recorded at frequency rank #29,696, classified as anoun, pronounced \ko.ko\. coups is at rank #1,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku\.
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 30923, this pair ranks #307,135 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cocos vs coups
Shared letters: cos. Private to "cocos": -. Private to "coups": pu.
"cocos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "coups" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cocos" for "coups" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cocos" or "coups"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coups" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,135 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocos" and "coups" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocos vs croco". 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 #307,135 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.