Which to use
“conçut” and “courut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,807
- “conçut” frequency rank
- #42,809
- “courut” frequency rank
- 85616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conçut | courut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de concevoir. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de courir. |
Where the eye mixes conçut and courut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conçut and courut
A purely visual mix-up. conçut (\kɔ̃.sy\) and courut (\ku.ʁy\) 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 85616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conçut is recorded at frequency rank #42,807, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sy\. courut is at rank #42,809, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.ʁy\.
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 85616, this pair ranks #11,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conçut vs courut
Shared letters: cotu. Private to "conçut": nç. Private to "courut": r.
"conçut" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "courut" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- courut ← ccourut · coruut · courrut · courtu · courutt · couurt · cuorut · ocurut
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conçut" and "courut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conçut" vs "courut" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conçut" and "courut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conçut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conçut" and "courut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courra vs courut". 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 #11,036 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.