Which to use
“courut” and “crut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,809
- “courut” frequency rank
- #30,968
- “crut” frequency rank
- 73777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courut | crut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de courir. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de croire. |
Where the eye mixes courut and crut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. courut runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against crut's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: courut vs crut
A purely visual mix-up. courut (\ku.ʁy\) and crut (\kʁy\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courut is recorded at frequency rank #42,809, classified as averb, pronounced \ku.ʁy\. crut is at rank #30,968, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁy\.
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 73777, this pair ranks #39,284 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of courut vs crut
Shared letters: crtu. Private to "courut": o. Private to "crut": -.
"courut" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "crut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "courut" and "crut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "courut" or "crut" show up more?
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 "courut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,284 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courut" and "crut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courra vs courut". 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 #39,284 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.