Which to use
“cerner” and “cogner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,218
- “cerner” frequency rank
- #20,090
- “cogner” frequency rank
- 34308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerner | cogner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entourer, investir un lieu de manière à ôter toute communication, tout moyen de secours extérieur ou de fuite à ceux qui s’y trouvent. | Frapper fort sur une chose pour la faire entrer ou pour la faire joindre avec une autre. |
Where the eye mixes cerner and cogner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cerner vs cogner
A purely visual mix-up. cerner (\sɛʁ.ne\) and cogner (\kɔ.ɲe\) 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 34308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerner is recorded at frequency rank #14,218, classified as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ.ne\. cogner is at rank #20,090, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.ɲe\.
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 34308, this pair ranks #284,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cerner vs cogner
Shared letters: cenr. Private to "cerner": -. Private to "cogner": go.
"cerner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cogner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cerner" for "cogner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cerner" vs "cogner" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cerner" and "cogner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cerner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cogner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerner" and "cogner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogner vs Conner". 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 #284,729 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.