Which to use
“cour” and “CSU” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #669
- “cour” frequency rank
- #37,262
- “CSU” frequency rank
- 37931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cour | CSU |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace découvert qui dépend d’une maison, d’un hôtel, etc., et qui est entouré de murs ou de bâtiments. | Centre de supervision urbain : salle ou bâtiment équipé d’écrans affichant en direct les images filmées par des caméras de vidéosurveillance, qui peuvent parfois être manipulées à distance. |
Letter map: cour vs CSU
Shared letters muted; letters that set cour and CSU apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: cour and CSU
cour and CSU are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cour is recorded at frequency rank #669, classified as anoun, pronounced \kuʁ\. CSU is at rank #37,262, tagged as anoun.
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 37931, this pair ranks #258,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cour vs CSU
Shared letters: cu. Private to "cour": or. Private to "CSU": s.
"cour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "CSU" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cour ← ccour · coru · courr · cuor · ocur
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cour" and "CSU" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cour" or "CSU" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "cour" and "CSU". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CSU" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cour" and "CSU" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CSU". 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 #258,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.