cordes

\kɔʁd\

/\kɔʁd\/ noun

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The verdict

“cordes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,282
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de corde.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cordes · cordes · French

cordes · rank #6,282 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,282
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH coordination

Nearest frequency peer: coordination (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cordes »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cordes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cordes vs core
67% similar
cordes vs cors
67% similar
cordes vs corps
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cordes
PropertyValue
Headwordcordes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁd\
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,282
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cordes »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.cordesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « coordination » (#6,281), « coule » (#6,283), « consensus » (#6,280). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cordes » est au #6,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cordes (IPA \kɔʁd\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,282 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de corde.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cordes, with forms such as "ccordes", "codres", and "corddes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "core", "cors", "corps", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cordes, spelled C-O-R-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de corde.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cordes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ici, le bois se compte par cordes, dont l’unité de mesure peut varier d’un canton à l’autre, une corde, aux Crozets, vaut quatre stères.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccordes
  • codres
  • corddes
  • cordess
  • cordse
  • coreds
  • corrdes
  • crodes
  • ocrdes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cordes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccordes1codres2corddes1cordess1cordse2coreds2corrdes1crodes2
Edit distance from "cordes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cordes"?
"cordes" is spelled C-O-R-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁd\.
What does "cordes" mean?
As a noun, "cordes" means: Pluriel de corde.
What words are commonly confused with "cordes"?
"cordes" is commonly confused with "core", "cors", "corps". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cordes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cordes" is \kɔʁd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cordes" come from?
"cordes" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cordes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

divine#6,286donnés#6,288chatte#6,274canons#6,271

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

choisie9 variantsfiltre9 variantslivret9 variantsmondes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list