Which to use
“courait” and “coûterait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,795
- “courait” frequency rank
- #19,494
- “coûterait” frequency rank
- 39289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courait | coûterait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de courir. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de coûter. |
Where the eye mixes courait and coûterait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between courait and coûterait
A purely visual mix-up. courait (\ku.ʁɛ\) and coûterait (\ku.tə.ʁɛ\) 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 39289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courait is recorded at frequency rank #19,795, classified as averb, pronounced \ku.ʁɛ\. coûterait is at rank #19,494, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.tə.ʁɛ\.
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 39289, this pair ranks #249,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of courait vs coûterait
Shared letters: aciort. Private to "courait": u. Private to "coûterait": eû.
"courait" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "coûterait" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- courait ← ccourait · coruait · couarit · couraitt · courati · couriat · cuorait · ocurait
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "courait" for "coûterait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "courait" vs "coûterait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "courait" and "coûterait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "courait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coûterait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courait" and "coûterait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courais vs courait". 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 #249,114 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.