Which to use
“courra” and “courus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,436
- “courra” frequency rank
- #45,530
- “courus” frequency rank
- 93966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courra | courus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de courir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de courir. |
Where the eye mixes courra and courus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. courra (CVVCCV) and courus (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses courra with courus
A purely visual mix-up. courra (\kuʁ.ʁa\) and courus (\ku.ʁy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93966, 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\. courus is at rank #45,530, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.ʁy\.
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 93966, this pair ranks #1,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of courra vs courus
Shared letters: coru. Private to "courra": a. Private to "courus": s.
"courra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "courus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "courra" and "courus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "courra" or "courus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "courra" and "courus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "courra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courra" and "courus" 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 #1,920 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.