Which to use
“couchez” and “courez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,751
- “couchez” frequency rank
- #24,168
- “courez” frequency rank
- 61919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | couchez | courez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de coucher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de courir. |
Where the eye mixes couchez and courez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses couchez with courez
A purely visual mix-up. couchez (\ku.ʃe\) and courez (\ku.ʁe\) 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 61919, 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\. courez is at rank #24,168, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.ʁe\.
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 61919, this pair ranks #89,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of couchez vs courez
Shared letters: ceouz. Private to "couchez": h. Private to "courez": r.
"couchez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "courez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "couchez" and "courez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "couchez" or "courez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "couchez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "couchez" and "courez" 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 #89,751 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.