Which to use
“cuisses” and “cuisson” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,636
- “cuisses” frequency rank
- #8,525
- “cuisson” frequency rank
- 18161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuisses | cuisson |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cuisse. | Action de cuire ; résultat de cette action. |
Where the eye mixes cuisses and cuisson
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cuisses and cuisson
A purely visual mix-up. cuisses (\kɥis\) and cuisson (\kɥi.sɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuisses is recorded at frequency rank #9,636, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɥis\. cuisson is at rank #8,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥi.sɔ̃\.
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 18161, this pair ranks #379,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cuisses vs cuisson
Shared letters: cisu. Private to "cuisses": e. Private to "cuisson": no.
"cuisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "cuisson" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cuisses" and "cuisson" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cuisses" or "cuisson" 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 "cuisses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuisson" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuisses" and "cuisson" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causses vs cuisses". 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 #379,699 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.