Which to use
“carrer” and “corner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,969
- “carrer” frequency rank
- #13,555
- “corner” frequency rank
- 62524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carrer | corner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner une figure carrée, rendre carré. | Sonner d’un cornet ou d’une corne. |
Where the eye mixes carrer and corner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: carrer vs corner
A purely visual mix-up. carrer (\ka.ʁe\) and corner (\kɔʁ.ne\) 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 62524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carrer is recorded at frequency rank #48,969, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.ʁe\. corner is at rank #13,555, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔʁ.ne\.
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 62524, this pair ranks #86,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carrer vs corner
Shared letters: cer. Private to "carrer": a. Private to "corner": no.
"carrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "corner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carrer" for "corner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "carrer" vs "corner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "carrer" and "corner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carrer" and "corner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrer 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 #86,629 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.