Which to use
“courre” and “courrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,733
- “courre” frequency rank
- #43,866
- “courrez” frequency rank
- 82599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courre | courrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme ancienne de courir jusqu’au XIIIᵉ siècle. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de courir. |
Where the eye mixes courre and courrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. courre runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against courrez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses courre with courrez
A purely visual mix-up. courre (\kuʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “courre” sits inside “courrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courre is recorded at frequency rank #38,733, classified as averb, pronounced \kuʁ\. 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 82599, this pair ranks #16,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of courre vs courrez
Shared letters: ceoru. Private to "courre": -. Private to "courrez": z.
"courre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "courrez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "courre" and "courrez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "courre" vs "courrez" - which ranks higher?
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 "courre" 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 #16,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courre" and "courrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courges vs courrez". 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 #16,404 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.