Which to use
“courez” and “couvre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,168
- “courez” frequency rank
- #3,746
- “couvre” frequency rank
- 27914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courez | couvre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de courir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de couvrir. |
Where the eye mixes courez and couvre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. courez (CVVCVC) and couvre (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses courez with couvre
A purely visual mix-up. courez (\ku.ʁe\) and couvre (\kuvʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27914, 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\. couvre is at rank #3,746, tagged as averb, pronounced \kuvʁ\.
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 27914, this pair ranks #325,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of courez vs couvre
Shared letters: ceoru. Private to "courez": z. Private to "couvre": v.
"courez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "couvre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "courez" for "couvre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "courez" vs "couvre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "courez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couvre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courez" and "couvre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courez 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 #325,985 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.