Which to use
“courriers” is a noun and “coursier” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,557
- “courriers” frequency rank
- #31,906
- “coursier” frequency rank
- 45463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courriers | coursier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de courrier. | Qui concerne les courses, les achats dans les magasins. |
Where the eye mixes courriers and coursier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. courriers runs 9 letters (CVVCCVVCC) against coursier's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between courriers and coursier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: courriers is \ku.ʁje\ while coursier is \kuʁ.sje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courriers is recorded at frequency rank #13,557, classified as anoun, pronounced \ku.ʁje\. coursier is at rank #31,906, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kuʁ.sje\.
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 45463, this pair ranks #202,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of courriers vs coursier
Shared letters: ceiorsu. Private to "courriers": -. Private to "coursier": -.
"courriers" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC · "coursier" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "courriers" and "coursier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "courriers" or "coursier"?
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 "courriers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coursier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courriers" and "coursier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courber vs coursier". 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 #202,524 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.