Which to use
“carmes” and “carne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,089
- “carmes” frequency rank
- #45,492
- “carne” frequency rank
- 75581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carmes | carne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de carme. | Angle, coin saillant d’une pièce d'architecture ou de menuiserie. |
Where the eye mixes carmes and carne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: carmes vs carne
A purely visual mix-up. carmes (\kaʁm\) and carne (\kaʁn\) 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 75581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carmes is recorded at frequency rank #30,089, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁm\. carne is at rank #45,492, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaʁn\.
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 75581, this pair ranks #33,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carmes vs carne
Shared letters: acer. Private to "carmes": ms. Private to "carne": n.
"carmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "carne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carmes" and "carne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "carmes" vs "carne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "carmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carmes" and "carne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carne vs carrez". 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 #33,645 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.