Which to use
“coursier” is an adjective and “coursiers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,906
- “coursier” frequency rank
- #40,697
- “coursiers” frequency rank
- 72603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coursier | coursiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui concerne les courses, les achats dans les magasins. | Pluriel de coursier. |
Same sound, different letters: coursier vs coursiers
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. coursier runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against coursiers's 9 (CVVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - coursier and coursiers
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: coursier and coursiers carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kuʁ.sje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “coursier” sits inside “coursiers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coursier is recorded at frequency rank #31,906, classified as anadj, pronounced \kuʁ.sje\. coursiers is at rank #40,697, tagged as anoun, 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 72603, this pair ranks #43,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coursier vs coursiers
Shared letters: ceiorsu. Private to "coursier": -. Private to "coursiers": -.
"coursier" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "coursiers" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coursier" and "coursiers" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "coursier" or "coursiers"?
What to do next
"coursier" and "coursiers" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "coursier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coursiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coursier" and "coursiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Courier vs coursiers". 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 #43,425 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.