Which to use
“courra” and “courrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,436
- “courra” frequency rank
- #44,957
- “courrait” frequency rank
- 93393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courra | courrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de courir. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de courir. |
Where the eye mixes courra and courrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. courra runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against courrait's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses courra with courrait
A purely visual mix-up. courra (\kuʁ.ʁa\) and courrait (\kuʁ.ʁɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “courra” sits inside “courrait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courra is recorded at frequency rank #48,436, classified as averb, pronounced \kuʁ.ʁa\. courrait is at rank #44,957, tagged as averb, pronounced \kuʁ.ʁɛ\.
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 93393, this pair ranks #2,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of courra vs courrait
Shared letters: acoru. Private to "courra": -. Private to "courrait": it.
"courra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "courrait" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "courra" and "courrait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "courra" vs "courrait" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "courra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courra" and "courrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coupa vs courra". 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 #2,311 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.