Which to use
“courais” is a noun and “courez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,582
- “courais” frequency rank
- #24,168
- “courez” frequency rank
- 73750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courais | courez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de courai. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de courir. |
Same sound, different letters: courais vs courez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - courais and courez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: courais and courez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ku.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courais is recorded at frequency rank #49,582, classified as anoun, pronounced \ku.ʁe\. courez is at rank #24,168, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.ʁe\.
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 73750, this pair ranks #39,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of courais vs courez
Shared letters: coru. Private to "courais": ais. Private to "courez": ez.
"courais" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "courez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "courais" and "courez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "courais" or "courez"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "courais" / "courez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "courais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courais" and "courez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courais vs courges". 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 #39,415 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.