Which to use
“coudre” and “couvrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,451
- “coudre” frequency rank
- #29,715
- “couvrez” frequency rank
- 48166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coudre | couvrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Assembler deux ou plusieurs objets avec un fil passé dans une aiguille ou un autre instrument semblable. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe couvrir. |
Where the eye mixes coudre and couvrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. coudre runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against couvrez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: coudre vs couvrez
A purely visual mix-up. coudre (\kudʁ\) and couvrez (\ku.vʁe\) 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 48166, 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\. couvrez is at rank #29,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.vʁe\.
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 48166, this pair ranks #181,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coudre vs couvrez
Shared letters: ceoru. Private to "coudre": d. Private to "couvrez": vz.
"coudre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "couvrez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coudre" and "couvrez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coudre" vs "couvrez" - 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 "couvrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coudre" and "couvrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courrez vs couvrez". 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 #181,110 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.