Which to use
“coudre” and “courrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,451
- “coudre” frequency rank
- #43,866
- “courrez” frequency rank
- 62317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coudre | courrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Assembler deux ou plusieurs objets avec un fil passé dans une aiguille ou un autre instrument semblable. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de courir. |
Where the eye mixes coudre and courrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. coudre runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against courrez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: coudre vs courrez
A purely visual mix-up. coudre (\kudʁ\) and courrez (\kuʁ.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 62317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coudre is recorded at frequency rank #18,451, classified as averb, pronounced \kudʁ\. courrez is at rank #43,866, tagged as averb, pronounced \kuʁ.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 62317, this pair ranks #87,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coudre vs courrez
Shared letters: ceoru. Private to "coudre": d. Private to "courrez": z.
"coudre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "courrez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coudre" and "courrez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coudre" vs "courrez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coudre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coudre" and "courrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courges vs courrez". 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 #87,767 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.