Which to use
“corpse” and “couple” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,184
- “corpse” frequency rank
- #651
- “couple” frequency rank
- 10835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corpse | couple |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal. | Two of the same kind connected or considered together. |
Where the eye mixes corpse and couple
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between corpse and couple
A purely visual mix-up. corpse (/kɔːps/) and couple (/ˈkʌp.əl/) 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 10835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corpse is recorded at frequency rank #10,184, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɔːps/. couple is at rank #651, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkʌp.əl/.
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 10835, this pair ranks #490,276 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of corpse vs couple
Shared letters: ceop. Private to "corpse": rs. Private to "couple": lu.
"corpse" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "couple" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "corpse" for "couple" ever safe?
Frequency check: "corpse" vs "couple" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "corpse" and "couple" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "corpse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couple" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #490,276 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corpse" and "couple" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corpse vs Corso". 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 #490,276 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.