Which to use
“cuirs” and “culs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,344
- “cuirs” frequency rank
- #12,545
- “culs” frequency rank
- 48889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuirs | culs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cuir. | Pluriel de cul. |
Where the eye mixes cuirs and culs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cuirs vs culs
A purely visual mix-up. cuirs (\kɥiʁ\) and culs (\ky\) 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 48889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuirs is recorded at frequency rank #36,344, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɥiʁ\. culs is at rank #12,545, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ky\.
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 48889, this pair ranks #175,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuirs vs culs
Shared letters: csu. Private to "cuirs": ir. Private to "culs": l.
"cuirs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "culs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cuirs" and "culs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cuirs" vs "culs" - 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 "cuirs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "culs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuirs" and "culs" 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 #175,223 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.