Which to use
“cargo” and “corso” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,532
- “cargo” frequency rank
- #37,251
- “corso” frequency rank
- 50783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargo | corso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Navire destiné à transporter des marchandises. | Avenue, cours principal d’une ville italienne. Il sert de lieu de promenade et s’y déroulent les fêtes publiques. |
Where the eye mixes cargo and corso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cargo vs corso
A purely visual mix-up. cargo (\kaʁ.ɡo\) and corso (\kɔʁ.so\) 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 50783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargo is recorded at frequency rank #13,532, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ.ɡo\. corso is at rank #37,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.so\.
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 50783, this pair ranks #160,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cargo vs corso
Shared letters: cor. Private to "cargo": ag. Private to "corso": s.
"cargo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "corso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cargo" and "corso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cargo" or "corso"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cargo" and "corso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargo" and "corso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro 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 #160,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.