córneavscornisaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#36,504
“córnea” frequency rank
#29,566
“cornisa” frequency rank
66070
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature córnea cornisa
Definition Córnea. Parte superior y sobresaliente de un entablamento de un pedestal, edificio o habitación. También se utiliza para señalar los pisos o plantas por el exterior de los muros.

Where the eye mixes córnea and cornisa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. córnea runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against cornisa's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
córnea
7 ch
cornisa

Look-alike desk: córnea vs cornisa

A purely visual mix-up. córnea ([ˈkoɾ.ne.a]) and cornisa ([koɾˈnisa]) 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 66070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

córnea is recorded at frequency rank #36,504, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoɾ.ne.a]. cornisa is at rank #29,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koɾˈnisa].

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 66070, this pair ranks #40,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of córnea vs cornisa

Shared letters: acnr. Private to "córnea": eó. Private to "cornisa": ios.

"córnea" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "cornisa" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cornisa ← ccornisa · conrisa · corinsa · cornias · cornissa · cornnisa · cornsia · corrnisa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "córnea" and "cornisa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoɾ.ne.a] versus [koɾˈnisa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "córnea" or "cornisa"?
"cornisa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,566 in our Spanish list, against #36,504 for "córnea". 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 "córnea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cornisa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "córnea" and "cornisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "córnea vs Cornelia". 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 #40,853 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