cœurs vs cors, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“cœurs” and “cors” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,946
“cœurs” frequency rank: #31,423
“cors” frequency rank: 38369
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	cœurs	cors
Definition	Pluriel de cœur.	Pluriel de cor.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cœurs and cors apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

cœurs

4 ch

cors

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. cœurs (\kœʁ\) and cors (\kɔʁ\) 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 38369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cœurs is recorded at frequency rank #6,946, classified as anoun, pronounced \kœʁ\. cors is at rank #31,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ\.

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 38369, this pair ranks #255,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cœurs vs cors

Shared letters: crs. Private to "cœurs": uœ. Private to "cors": o.

"cœurs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "cors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

cors ← ccors · corrs · cosr · ocrs

Frequency comparison

cœurs#6,946

cors#31,423

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cœurs" and "cors" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\kœʁ\ versus \kɔʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "cœurs" or "cors"?

"cœurs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,946 in our French list, against #31,423 for "cors". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cœurs vs cors

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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