Which to use
“corvées” is a noun and “coulées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,897
- “corvées” frequency rank
- #26,683
- “coulées” frequency rank
- 55580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corvées | coulées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de corvée. | Féminin pluriel de coulé. |
Where the eye mixes corvées and coulées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. corvées (CVCCVVC) and coulées (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: corvées vs coulées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: corvées is \kɔʁ.ve\ while coulées is \ku.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corvées is recorded at frequency rank #28,897, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.ve\. coulées is at rank #26,683, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ku.le\.
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 55580, this pair ranks #126,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corvées vs coulées
Shared letters: ceosé. Private to "corvées": rv. Private to "coulées": lu.
"corvées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "coulées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corvées" and "coulées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "corvées" vs "coulées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "corvées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coulées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corvées" and "coulées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convers vs corvées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #126,570 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.