Which to use
“carpe” and “corps” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,662
- “carpe” frequency rank
- #369
- “corps” frequency rank
- 21031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carpe | corps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poisson d’eau douce, de taille moyenne, originaire d'Asie (Chine surtout), de la famille des cyprinidés (Cyprinidae), comestible. | Portion de matière qui forme un tout individuel et distinct. |
Where the eye mixes carpe and corps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: carpe vs corps
A purely visual mix-up. carpe (\kaʁp\) and corps (\kɔʁ\) 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 21031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carpe is recorded at frequency rank #20,662, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁp\. corps is at rank #369, 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 21031, this pair ranks #365,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of carpe vs corps
Shared letters: cpr. Private to "carpe": ae. Private to "corps": os.
"carpe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "corps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carpe" and "corps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "carpe" or "corps" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "carpe" and "corps" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carpe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carpe" and "corps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carpe 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 #365,217 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.