Which to use
“coucher” is a verb and “couchers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,271
- “coucher” frequency rank
- #44,398
- “couchers” frequency rank
- 46669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coucher | couchers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étendre de son long sur la terre, sur un lit, etc., mettre quelque chose en position horizontale. | Pluriel de coucher. |
Same sound, different letters: coucher vs couchers
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. coucher runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against couchers's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - coucher / couchers
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: coucher and couchers carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ku.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “coucher” sits inside “couchers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coucher is recorded at frequency rank #2,271, classified as averb, pronounced \ku.ʃe\. couchers is at rank #44,398, tagged as anoun, 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 46669, this pair ranks #193,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coucher vs couchers
Shared letters: cehoru. Private to "coucher": -. Private to "couchers": s.
"coucher" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "couchers" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coucher" for "couchers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coucher" vs "couchers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"coucher" and "couchers" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "coucher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couchers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coucher" and "couchers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaches vs couchers". 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 #193,097 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.