Which to use
“cosse” and “course” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,195
- “cosse” frequency rank
- #1,059
- “course” frequency rank
- 34254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cosse | course |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enveloppe de la graine, gousse, écorce. | Action de courir, mouvement de celui qui court. |
Where the eye mixes cosse and course
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cosse vs course
A purely visual mix-up. cosse (\kɔs\) and course (\kuʁs\) 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 34254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cosse is recorded at frequency rank #33,195, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔs\. course is at rank #1,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kuʁs\.
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 34254, this pair ranks #285,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cosse vs course
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "cosse": -. Private to "course": ru.
"cosse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "course" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cosse" and "course" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cosse" or "course"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cosse" and "course" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cosse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "course" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cosse" and "course" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs cosse". 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 #285,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.