Which to use
“copies” and “coques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,041
- “copies” frequency rank
- #16,585
- “coques” frequency rank
- 23626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | copies | coques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de copie. | Pluriel de coque. |
Where the eye mixes copies and coques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between copies and coques
A purely visual mix-up. copies (\kɔ.pi\) and coques (\kɔk\) 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 23626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
copies is recorded at frequency rank #7,041, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.pi\. coques is at rank #16,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔk\.
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 23626, this pair ranks #351,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of copies vs coques
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "copies": ip. Private to "coques": qu.
"copies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "coques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "copies" for "coques" ever safe?
Frequency check: "copies" vs "coques" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "copies" and "coques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "copies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "copies" and "coques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codés vs coques". 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 #351,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.