Which to use
“couvre” and “couvrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,746
- “couvre” frequency rank
- #29,715
- “couvrez” frequency rank
- 33461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | couvre | couvrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de couvrir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe couvrir. |
Where the eye mixes couvre and couvrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. couvre runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against couvrez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: couvre vs couvrez
A purely visual mix-up. couvre (\kuvʁ\) and couvrez (\ku.vʁe\) 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) - “couvre” sits inside “couvrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
couvre is recorded at frequency rank #3,746, classified as averb, pronounced \kuvʁ\. couvrez is at rank #29,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.vʁe\.
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 33461, this pair ranks #290,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of couvre vs couvrez
Shared letters: ceoruv. Private to "couvre": -. Private to "couvrez": z.
"couvre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "couvrez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "couvre" for "couvrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "couvre" vs "couvrez" - which ranks higher?
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 "couvre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couvrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "couvre" and "couvrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courrez vs couvrez". 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 #290,480 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.