Which to use
“courts” and “cuits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,931
- “courts” frequency rank
- #20,974
- “cuits” frequency rank
- 25905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courts | cuits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de court. | Masculin pluriel de cuit. |
Where the eye mixes courts and cuits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between courts and cuits
A purely visual mix-up. courts (\kuʁ\) and cuits (\kɥi\) 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 25905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courts is recorded at frequency rank #4,931, classified as anadj, pronounced \kuʁ\. cuits is at rank #20,974, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɥi\.
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 25905, this pair ranks #338,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of courts vs cuits
Shared letters: cstu. Private to "courts": or. Private to "cuits": i.
"courts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "cuits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "courts" and "cuits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "courts" vs "cuits" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "courts" and "cuits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "courts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courts" and "cuits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caïds vs cuits". 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 #338,211 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.