Which to use
“core” and “coven” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,892
- “core” frequency rank
- #28,883
- “coven” frequency rank
- 30775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | core | coven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | In general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things. | A nunnery, a convent |
Where the eye mixes core and coven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: core vs coven
A purely visual mix-up. core (/kɔː/) and coven (/ˈkʌv.ən/) 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 30775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
core is recorded at frequency rank #1,892, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɔː/. coven is at rank #28,883, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkʌv.ən/.
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 30775, this pair ranks #351,660 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of core vs coven
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "core": r. Private to "coven": nv.
"core" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "coven" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "core" for "coven" ever safe?
Frequency check: "core" vs "coven" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "core" and "coven" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "core" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,660 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "core" and "coven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coven vs cower". 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 #351,660 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.