# cerne vs core

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### cerne
*noun · IPA \sɛʁn\ · frequency rank #43,332*
Cercle sombre qui se forme autour de l’œil.

### core
*noun · IPA \kɔː\ · frequency rank #16,102*
Centre, noyau.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/cerne-vs-core