Which to use
“courra” and “courrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,436
- “courra” frequency rank
- #43,866
- “courrez” frequency rank
- 92302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courra | courrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de courir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de courir. |
Where the eye mixes courra and courrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses courra with courrez
A purely visual mix-up. courra (\kuʁ.ʁa\) and courrez (\kuʁ.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 92302, 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\. 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 92302, this pair ranks #3,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of courra vs courrez
Shared letters: coru. Private to "courra": a. Private to "courrez": ez.
"courra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "courrez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "courra" for "courrez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "courra" or "courrez" show up more?
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 "courra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courra" and "courrez" 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 #3,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.