Which to use
“congés” and “courges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,826
- “congés” frequency rank
- #49,583
- “courges” frequency rank
- 58409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | congés | courges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de congé. | Pluriel de courge. |
Where the eye mixes congés and courges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between congés and courges
A purely visual mix-up. congés (\kɔ̃.ʒe\) and courges (\kuʁʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
congés is recorded at frequency rank #8,826, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒe\. courges is at rank #49,583, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kuʁʒ\.
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 58409, this pair ranks #109,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of congés vs courges
Shared letters: cgos. Private to "congés": né. Private to "courges": eru.
"congés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "courges" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- courges ← ccourges · coruges · cougres · couregs · courgess · courgges · courgse · courrges
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "congés" and "courges" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "congés" vs "courges" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "congés" and "courges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "congés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "congés" and "courges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courais vs courges". 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 #109,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.