Which to use
“courra” and “cura” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,436
- “courra” frequency rank
- #46,093
- “cura” frequency rank
- 94529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courra | cura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de courir. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de curer. |
Where the eye mixes courra and cura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. courra runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against cura's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between courra and cura
A purely visual mix-up. courra (\kuʁ.ʁa\) and cura (\ky.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94529, 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\. cura is at rank #46,093, tagged as averb, pronounced \ky.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 94529, this pair ranks #1,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of courra vs cura
Shared letters: acru. Private to "courra": o. Private to "cura": -.
"courra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "cura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "courra" and "cura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "courra" or "cura" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "cura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courra" and "cura" 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 #1,568 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.