Which to use
“carne” and “corne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,492
- “carne” frequency rank
- #12,941
- “corne” frequency rank
- 58433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carne | corne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Angle, coin saillant d’une pièce d'architecture ou de menuiserie. | Excroissance dure qui pousse sur le front des ruminants, sur le nez du rhinocéros. |
Where the eye mixes carne and corne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between carne and corne
A purely visual mix-up. carne (\kaʁn\) and corne (\kɔʁn\) 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 a single letter - a in “carne” becomes o in “corne”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carne is recorded at frequency rank #45,492, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁn\. corne is at rank #12,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁn\.
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 58433, this pair ranks #109,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carne vs corne
Shared letters: cenr. Private to "carne": a. Private to "corne": o.
"carne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "corne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carne" for "corne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "carne" vs "corne" - 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 "carne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carne" and "corne" 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 #109,109 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.