Which to use
“cour” and “CR” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #669
- “cour” frequency rank
- #11,748
- “CR” frequency rank
- 12417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cour | CR |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace découvert qui dépend d’une maison, d’un hôtel, etc., et qui est entouré de murs ou de bâtiments. | Compte rendu. |
Where the eye mixes cour and CR
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cour vs CR
A purely visual mix-up. cour (\kuʁ\) and CR (\se.ɛʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cour is recorded at frequency rank #669, classified as anoun, pronounced \kuʁ\. CR is at rank #11,748, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛʁ\.
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 12417, this pair ranks #405,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cour vs CR
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cour": ou. Private to "CR": -.
"cour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "CR" · 2 letters · shape CC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cour ← ccour · coru · courr · cuor · ocur
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cour" and "CR" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cour" vs "CR" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cour" and "CR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs CR". 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 #405,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.