Which to use
“courrait” and “coûterait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,957
- “courrait” frequency rank
- #19,494
- “coûterait” frequency rank
- 64451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courrait | coûterait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de courir. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de coûter. |
Where the eye mixes courrait and coûterait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: courrait vs coûterait
A purely visual mix-up. courrait (\kuʁ.ʁɛ\) and coûterait (\ku.tə.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courrait is recorded at frequency rank #44,957, classified as averb, pronounced \kuʁ.ʁɛ\. coûterait is at rank #19,494, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.tə.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 64451, this pair ranks #77,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of courrait vs coûterait
Shared letters: aciort. Private to "courrait": u. Private to "coûterait": eû.
"courrait" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "coûterait" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- courrait ← ccourrait · corurait · courarit · courraitt · courrati · courriat · cuorrait · ocurrait
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "courrait" and "coûterait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "courrait" vs "coûterait" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "courrait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coûterait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courrait" and "coûterait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courais vs courrait". 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 #77,040 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.