Which to use
“courez” and “courre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,168
- “courez” frequency rank
- #38,733
- “courre” frequency rank
- 62901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courez | courre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de courir. | Forme ancienne de courir jusqu’au XIIIᵉ siècle. |
Where the eye mixes courez and courre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. courez (CVVCVC) and courre (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between courez and courre
A purely visual mix-up. courez (\ku.ʁe\) and courre (\kuʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courez is recorded at frequency rank #24,168, classified as averb, pronounced \ku.ʁe\. courre is at rank #38,733, tagged as averb, pronounced \kuʁ\.
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 62901, this pair ranks #84,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of courez vs courre
Shared letters: ceoru. Private to "courez": z. Private to "courre": -.
"courez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "courre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "courez" and "courre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "courez" vs "courre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "courez" and "courre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "courez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courez" and "courre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courges vs courre". 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 #84,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.