Which to use
“coques” and “coudes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,585
- “coques” frequency rank
- #16,586
- “coudes” frequency rank
- 33171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coques | coudes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coque. | Pluriel de coude. |
Where the eye mixes coques and coudes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coques and coudes
A purely visual mix-up. coques (\kɔk\) and coudes (\kud\) 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 33171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coques is recorded at frequency rank #16,585, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔk\. coudes is at rank #16,586, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kud\.
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 33171, this pair ranks #292,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coques vs coudes
Shared letters: ceosu. Private to "coques": q. Private to "coudes": d.
"coques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "coudes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coques" and "coudes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coques" vs "coudes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coudes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coques" and "coudes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coudes 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 #292,399 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.