Which to use
“cour” and “CROUS” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #669
- “cour” frequency rank
- #23,502
- “CROUS” frequency rank
- 24171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cour | CROUS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace découvert qui dépend d’une maison, d’un hôtel, etc., et qui est entouré de murs ou de bâtiments. | Organisme chargé des œuvres sociales, de l’hébergement et de la restauration des étudiants. |
Where the eye mixes cour and CROUS
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cour vs CROUS
A purely visual mix-up. cour (\kuʁ\) and CROUS (\kʁus\) 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 24171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cour is recorded at frequency rank #669, classified as anoun, pronounced \kuʁ\. CROUS is at rank #23,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁus\.
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 24171, this pair ranks #348,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cour vs CROUS
Shared letters: coru. Private to "cour": -. Private to "CROUS": s.
"cour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "CROUS" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cour" for "CROUS" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cour" vs "CROUS" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "CROUS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cour" and "CROUS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croco vs CROUS". 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 #348,163 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.