Which to use
“cuire” is a verb and “cuirs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,947
- “cuire” frequency rank
- #36,344
- “cuirs” frequency rank
- 44291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuire | cuirs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Préparer les aliments par le moyen du feu, de la chaleur, pour les rendre propres à être mangés. Devenir propre à être mangé ou propre à tel ou tel usage par le moyen du feu, de la chaleur. | Pluriel de cuir. |
Same sound, different letters: cuire vs cuirs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. cuire (CVVCV) and cuirs (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - cuire and cuirs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cuire and cuirs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɥiʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “cuire” becomes s in “cuirs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuire is recorded at frequency rank #7,947, classified as averb, pronounced \kɥiʁ\. cuirs is at rank #36,344, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥiʁ\.
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 44291, this pair ranks #211,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuire vs cuirs
Shared letters: ciru. Private to "cuire": e. Private to "cuirs": s.
"cuire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "cuirs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cuire" and "cuirs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cuire" vs "cuirs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"cuire" and "cuirs" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuirs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuire" and "cuirs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs cuirs". 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 #211,580 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.