Which to use
“coupon” and “coups” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,900
- “coupon” frequency rank
- #1,227
- “coups” frequency rank
- 30127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coupon | coups |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui reste d’une pièce d’étoffe ou de toile qu’on a débitée. | Pluriel de coup. |
Where the eye mixes coupon and coups
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coupon vs coups
A purely visual mix-up. coupon (\ku.pɔ̃\) and coups (\ku\) 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 30127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coupon is recorded at frequency rank #28,900, classified as anoun, pronounced \ku.pɔ̃\. coups is at rank #1,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku\.
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 30127, this pair ranks #312,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coupon vs coups
Shared letters: copu. Private to "coupon": n. Private to "coups": s.
"coupon" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "coups" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coupon" for "coups" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coupon" vs "coups" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coupon" and "coups" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coupon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coups" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coupon" and "coups" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coupa vs coupon". 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 #312,334 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.