Which to use
“corps” is a noun and “CRS” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,517
- “corps” frequency rank
- #32,751
- “CRS” frequency rank
- 37268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corps | CRS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions. | Initialism of can't remember shit. |
Letter map: corps vs CRS
Shared letters muted; letters that set corps and CRS apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: corps vs CRS
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: corps is anoun and CRSaphrase. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corps is recorded at frequency rank #4,517, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɔː/. CRS is at rank #32,751, tagged as aphrase.
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 37268, this pair ranks #296,029 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corps vs CRS
Shared letters: crs. Private to "corps": op. Private to "CRS": -.
"corps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "CRS" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- corps ← ccorps · coprs · corpps · corpss · corrps · corsp · ocrps
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corps" and "CRS" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "corps" or "CRS"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "corps" and "CRS".
- Full dictionary entry for "corps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CRS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,029 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corps" and "CRS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Crist vs CRS". 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 #296,029 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.