Which to use
“courez” and “croirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,168
- “courez” frequency rank
- #49,011
- “croirez” frequency rank
- 73179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courez | croirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de courir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de croire. |
Where the eye mixes courez and croirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. courez runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against croirez's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses courez with croirez
A purely visual mix-up. courez (\ku.ʁe\) and croirez (\kʁwa.ʁe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73179, 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\. croirez is at rank #49,011, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.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 73179, this pair ranks #41,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of courez vs croirez
Shared letters: ceorz. Private to "courez": u. Private to "croirez": i.
"courez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "croirez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "courez" and "croirez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "courez" or "croirez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "courez" and "croirez" 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 "croirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courez" and "croirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croirai vs croirez". 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 #41,350 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.