Which to use
“coupez” and “courez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,665
- “coupez” frequency rank
- #24,168
- “courez” frequency rank
- 41833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coupez | courez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de couper. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de courir. |
Where the eye mixes coupez and courez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coupez and courez
A purely visual mix-up. coupez (\ku.pe\) 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 a single letter - p in “coupez” becomes r in “courez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coupez is recorded at frequency rank #17,665, classified as averb, pronounced \ku.pe\. 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 41833, this pair ranks #230,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coupez vs courez
Shared letters: ceouz. Private to "coupez": p. Private to "courez": r.
"coupez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "courez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coupez" and "courez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coupez" vs "courez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coupez" 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 #230,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coupez" and "courez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courez vs courges". 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 #230,169 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.