Which to use
“cdr” and “cork” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,697
- “cdr” frequency rank
- #46,088
- “cork” frequency rank
- 85785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cdr | cork |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La seconde partie du doublet en LISP, qui pointe le reste d’une liste. | Saut composé d'une rotation faisant passer la planche par dessus la tête. |
Where the eye mixes cdr and cork
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cdr runs 3 letters (CCC) against cork's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cdr vs cork
A purely visual mix-up. cdr (\ku.dœʁ\) and cork (\kɔʁk\) 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 85785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cdr is recorded at frequency rank #39,697, classified as anoun, pronounced \ku.dœʁ\. cork is at rank #46,088, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁk\.
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 85785, this pair ranks #10,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cdr vs cork
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cdr": d. Private to "cork": ko.
"cdr" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "cork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cork ← ccork · cokr · corkk · corrk · crok · ocrk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cdr" for "cork" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cdr" vs "cork" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cdr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cork" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cdr" and "cork" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs cork". 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 #10,757 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.