# cords vs corpse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cords
*noun · IPA /kɔːdz/ · frequency rank #18,281*
plural of cord

### corpse
*noun · IPA /kɔːps/ · frequency rank #10,184*
A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cords-vs-corpse