courravscoûteraTell them apart

Which to use

“courra” and “coûtera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,436
“courra” frequency rank
#14,437
“coûtera” frequency rank
62873
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature courra coûtera
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de courir. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de coûter.

Where the eye mixes courra and coûtera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
courra
7 ch
coûtera

Visual trap between courra and coûtera

A purely visual mix-up. courra (\kuʁ.ʁa\) and coûtera (\ku.tə.ʁa\) 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 62873, 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\. coûtera is at rank #14,437, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.tə.ʁa\.

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 62873, this pair ranks #84,805 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of courra vs coûtera

Shared letters: acor. Private to "courra": u. Private to "coûtera": etû.

"courra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "coûtera" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • courraccourra · corura · coura · courar · cuorra · ocurra

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "courra" and "coûtera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kuʁ.ʁa\ versus \ku.tə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "courra" or "coûtera"?
"coûtera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,437 in our French list, against #48,436 for "courra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "coûtera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #84,805 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "courra" and "coûtera" 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 #84,805 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list