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“couchez” and “coupez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,751
- “couchez” frequency rank
- #17,665
- “coupez” frequency rank
- 55416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | couchez | coupez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de coucher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de couper. |
Where the eye mixes couchez and coupez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: couchez vs coupez
A purely visual mix-up. couchez (\ku.ʃe\) and coupez (\ku.pe\) 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 55416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
couchez is recorded at frequency rank #37,751, classified as averb, pronounced \ku.ʃe\. coupez is at rank #17,665, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.pe\.
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 55416, this pair ranks #127,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of couchez vs coupez
Shared letters: ceouz. Private to "couchez": h. Private to "coupez": p.
"couchez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "coupez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "couchez" and "coupez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "couchez" vs "coupez" - which ranks higher?
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 "couchez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coupez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "couchez" and "coupez" 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 #127,584 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.