chorusvscorpusTell them apart

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.

6 ch
chorus
6 ch
corpus

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

  • choruscchorus · chhorus · chorrus · chorsu · choruss · chours · chrous · cohrus
  • corpusccorpus · coprus · corppus · corpsu · corpuss · corrpus · corups · cropus

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chorus" and "corpus" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ.ʁys\ versus \kɔʁ.pys\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "chorus" or "corpus"?
"corpus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,554 in our French list, against #39,709 for "chorus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list