Which to use
“cosse” and “cuisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,195
- “cosse” frequency rank
- #9,462
- “cuisse” frequency rank
- 42657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cosse | cuisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enveloppe de la graine, gousse, écorce. | Partie du membre inférieur allant de la hanche au genou. |
Where the eye mixes cosse and cuisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cosse runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cuisse's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cosse vs cuisse
A purely visual mix-up. cosse (\kɔs\) and cuisse (\kɥis\) 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 42657, 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\. cuisse is at rank #9,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥis\.
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 42657, this pair ranks #223,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cosse vs cuisse
Shared letters: ces. Private to "cosse": o. Private to "cuisse": iu.
"cosse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cuisse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cosse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cosse" and "cuisse" 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 #223,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.