CouriervscourrezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Courier is a name, courrez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Courier” is a name and “courrez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,201
“Courier” frequency rank
#43,866
“courrez” frequency rank
84067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Courier courrez
Definition Nom d’une police à chasse fixe (monospace) rappelant une machine à écrire, et dont les empattements sont conçus pour éviter toute confusion entre deux caractères. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de courir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Courier and courrez apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Courier
7 ch
courrez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Courier is aname and courrezaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Courier is recorded at frequency rank #40,201, classified as aname. courrez is at rank #43,866, tagged as averb, pronounced \kuʁ.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 84067, this pair ranks #13,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Courier vs courrez

Shared letters: ceoru. Private to "Courier": i. Private to "courrez": z.

"Courier" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC  ·  "courrez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Courierccourier · coruier · couirer · coureir · courierr · courire · cuorier · ocurier
  • courrezccourrez · corurez · courerz · courrezz · courrze · cuorrez · ocurrez

Frequency comparison

Courier#40,201
courrez#43,866

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Courier" and "courrez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Courier" is a name and "courrez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Courier" or "courrez"?
"Courier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,201 in our French list, against #43,866 for "courrez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Courier vs courrez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Courier”; for a verb, it's “courrez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Courier” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list