Which to use
“courges” and “courses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,583
- “courges” frequency rank
- #2,568
- “courses” frequency rank
- 52151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courges | courses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de courge. | Pluriel de course. |
Where the eye mixes courges and courses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: courges vs courses
A purely visual mix-up. courges (\kuʁʒ\) and courses (\kuʁs\) 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 a single letter - g in “courges” becomes s in “courses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courges is recorded at frequency rank #49,583, classified as anoun, pronounced \kuʁʒ\. courses is at rank #2,568, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kuʁs\.
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 52151, this pair ranks #149,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of courges vs courses
Shared letters: ceorsu. Private to "courges": g. Private to "courses": -.
"courges" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "courses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "courges" and "courses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "courges" vs "courses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "courges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courges" and "courses" 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 #149,807 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.