Which to use
“collait” and “courait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,892
- “collait” frequency rank
- #19,795
- “courait” frequency rank
- 51687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collait | courait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de coller. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de courir. |
Where the eye mixes collait and courait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between collait and courait
A purely visual mix-up. collait (\kɔ.lɛ\) and courait (\ku.ʁɛ\) 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 51687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collait is recorded at frequency rank #31,892, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.lɛ\. courait is at rank #19,795, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.ʁɛ\.
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 51687, this pair ranks #153,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of collait vs courait
Shared letters: aciot. Private to "collait": l. Private to "courait": ru.
"collait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "courait" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "collait" and "courait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "collait" or "courait" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "collait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collait" and "courait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colla vs collait". 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 #153,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.