Which to use
“corps” is a noun and “courus” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #369
- “corps” frequency rank
- #45,530
- “courus” frequency rank
- 45899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corps | courus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion de matière qui forme un tout individuel et distinct. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de courir. |
Where the eye mixes corps and courus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: corps vs courus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: corps is \kɔʁ\ while courus is \ku.ʁy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corps is recorded at frequency rank #369, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ\. courus is at rank #45,530, 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 45899, this pair ranks #199,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corps vs courus
Shared letters: cors. Private to "corps": p. Private to "courus": u.
"corps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "courus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corps" and "courus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "corps" or "courus"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "corps" and "courus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "corps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corps" and "courus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courges vs courus". 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 #199,194 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.