Which to use
“coder” is a verb and “cour” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,950
- “coder” frequency rank
- #669
- “cour” frequency rank
- 31619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coder | cour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transcrire un texte, une information dans une écriture faite de signes prédéfinis. | Espace découvert qui dépend d’une maison, d’un hôtel, etc., et qui est entouré de murs ou de bâtiments. |
Where the eye mixes coder and cour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coder and cour
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coder is \kɔ.de\ while cour is \kuʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coder is recorded at frequency rank #30,950, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.de\. 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 31619, this pair ranks #302,678 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coder vs cour
Shared letters: cor. Private to "coder": de. Private to "cour": u.
"coder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coder" for "cour" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "coder" or "cour" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coder" 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 #302,678 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coder" and "cour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coder vs conde". 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 #302,678 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.