cardsvscorpsConfusable pair

Which to use

“cards” and “corps” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,930
“cards” frequency rank
#32,584
“corps” frequency rank
67514
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cards corps
Definition Forma del plural de card. Cuerpo.

Where the eye mixes cards and corps

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cards
5 ch
corps

Visual trap between cards and corps

A purely visual mix-up. cards (/kɑːdz/) and corps (/ˈkɔʁ/) 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 67514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cards is recorded at frequency rank #34,930, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɑːdz/. corps is at rank #32,584, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔʁ/.

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 67514, this pair ranks #36,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cards vs corps

Shared letters: crs. Private to "cards": ad. Private to "corps": op.

"cards" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "corps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cardsacrds · cadrs · cardds · cardss · carrds · carsd · ccards · crads
  • corpsccorps · coprs · corpps · corpss · corrps · corsp · crops · ocrps

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cards" and "corps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/kɑːdz/ versus /ˈkɔʁ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cards" vs "corps" - which ranks higher?
"corps" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,584 in our Spanish list, against #34,930 for "cards". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cards" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cards" and "corps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cards vs cart". 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 #36,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list