Which to use
“coeurs” is a typographic variant and “course” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,662
- “coeurs” frequency rank
- #1,059
- “course” frequency rank
- 11721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coeurs | course |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coeur. | Action de courir, mouvement de celui qui court. |
Where the eye mixes coeurs and course
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coeurs vs course
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coeurs is \kœʁ\ while course is \kuʁs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (typographic variant vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coeurs is recorded at frequency rank #10,662, classified as atypographic variant, pronounced \kœʁ\. course is at rank #1,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kuʁs\.
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 11721, this pair ranks #408,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coeurs vs course
Shared letters: ceorsu. Private to "coeurs": -. Private to "course": -.
"coeurs" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "course" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coeurs" and "course" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coeurs" vs "course" - which ranks higher?
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 "coeurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "course" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coeurs" and "course" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coeurs vs courus". 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 #408,091 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.