Which to use
“cour” is a noun and “courra” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #669
- “cour” frequency rank
- #48,436
- “courra” frequency rank
- 49105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cour | courra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace découvert qui dépend d’une maison, d’un hôtel, etc., et qui est entouré de murs ou de bâtiments. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de courir. |
Where the eye mixes cour and courra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cour runs 4 letters (CVVC) against courra's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cour vs courra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cour is \kuʁ\ while courra is \kuʁ.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cour” sits inside “courra”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cour is recorded at frequency rank #669, classified as anoun, pronounced \kuʁ\. courra is at rank #48,436, tagged as averb, pronounced \kuʁ.ʁa\.
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 49105, this pair ranks #173,458 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cour vs courra
Shared letters: coru. Private to "cour": -. Private to "courra": a.
"cour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "courra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cour" and "courra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cour" or "courra"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,458 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cour" and "courra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coupa vs courra". 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 #173,458 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.