Which to use
“couché” is an adjective and “couchez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,487
- “couché” frequency rank
- #37,751
- “couchez” frequency rank
- 44238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | couché | couchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Allongé sur un lit, généralement pour dormir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de coucher. |
Same sound, different letters: couché vs couchez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. couché runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against couchez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: couché vs couchez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: couché and couchez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ku.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
couché is recorded at frequency rank #6,487, classified as anadj, pronounced \ku.ʃe\. couchez is at rank #37,751, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.ʃe\.
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 44238, this pair ranks #212,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of couché vs couchez
Shared letters: chou. Private to "couché": é. Private to "couchez": ez.
"couché" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "couchez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- couchez ← ccouchez · cocuhez · coucchez · coucehz · couchezz · couchhez · couchze · couhcez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "couché" for "couchez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "couché" or "couchez"?
Useful next steps
"couché" and "couchez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "couché" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couchez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "couché" and "couchez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaches vs couchez". 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 #212,006 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.