Which to use
“chorus” and “corpus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,709
- “chorus” frequency rank
- #11,554
- “corpus” frequency rank
- 51263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chorus | corpus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chœur, dans la locution « faire chorus ». | Recueil de pièces, de documents concernant une même matière, les mêmes règles. |
Where the eye mixes chorus and corpus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chorus vs corpus
A purely visual mix-up. chorus (\kɔ.ʁys\) and corpus (\kɔʁ.pys\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chorus is recorded at frequency rank #39,709, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ʁys\. corpus is at rank #11,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.pys\.
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 51263, this pair ranks #156,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chorus vs corpus
Shared letters: corsu. Private to "chorus": h. Private to "corpus": p.
"chorus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "corpus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chorus" and "corpus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chorus" or "corpus"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chorus" and "corpus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chorus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corpus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chorus" and "corpus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chorus vs courus". 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 #156,361 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.