Which to use
“coulis” and “courts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,366
- “coulis” frequency rank
- #4,931
- “courts” frequency rank
- 48297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coulis | courts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui coule. N’est plus usité que dans la locution : Vent coulis : vent qui coule, qui se glisse au travers des fentes et des trous. | Masculin pluriel de court. |
Where the eye mixes coulis and courts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. coulis (CVVCVC) and courts (CVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between coulis and courts
A purely visual mix-up. coulis (\ku.li\) and courts (\kuʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coulis is recorded at frequency rank #43,366, classified as anadj, pronounced \ku.li\. courts is at rank #4,931, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kuʁ\.
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 48297, this pair ranks #180,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coulis vs courts
Shared letters: cosu. Private to "coulis": il. Private to "courts": rt.
"coulis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "courts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coulis" and "courts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coulis" vs "courts" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coulis" and "courts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coulis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coulis" and "courts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coulis vs courais". 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 #180,019 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.