Which to use
“concis” and “coulis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,896
- “concis” frequency rank
- #43,366
- “coulis” frequency rank
- 75262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concis | coulis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui exprime quelque chose le plus clairement possible avec un nombre de mots restreint. | Qui coule. N’est plus usité que dans la locution : Vent coulis : vent qui coule, qui se glisse au travers des fentes et des trous. |
Where the eye mixes concis and coulis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. concis (CVCCVC) and coulis (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: concis vs coulis
A purely visual mix-up. concis (\kɔ̃.si\) and coulis (\ku.li\) 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 75262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concis is recorded at frequency rank #31,896, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.si\. coulis is at rank #43,366, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ku.li\.
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 75262, this pair ranks #34,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of concis vs coulis
Shared letters: cios. Private to "concis": n. Private to "coulis": lu.
"concis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coulis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concis" and "coulis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "concis" or "coulis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coulis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concis" and "coulis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coulis vs courais". 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 #34,618 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.