Which to use
“coulisse” and “culasse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,499
- “coulisse” frequency rank
- #32,364
- “culasse” frequency rank
- 55863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coulisse | culasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Longue rainure par laquelle on fait glisser, aller et revenir un châssis, une fenêtre, une porte, un tiroir, etc. | Partie de derrière d’une arme à feu, canon, fusil, revolver, etc. |
Where the eye mixes coulisse and culasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coulisse vs culasse
A purely visual mix-up. coulisse (\ku.lis\) and culasse (\ky.las\) 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 55863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coulisse is recorded at frequency rank #23,499, classified as anoun, pronounced \ku.lis\. culasse is at rank #32,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ky.las\.
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 55863, this pair ranks #124,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coulisse vs culasse
Shared letters: celsu. Private to "coulisse": io. Private to "culasse": a.
"coulisse" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "culasse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coulisse" and "culasse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "coulisse" or "culasse"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coulisse" and "culasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coulisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "culasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coulisse" and "culasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuirasse vs culasse". 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 #124,728 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.