Which to use
“chorus” and “cors” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,709
- “chorus” frequency rank
- #31,423
- “cors” frequency rank
- 71132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chorus | cors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chœur, dans la locution « faire chorus ». | Pluriel de cor. |
Where the eye mixes chorus and cors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chorus runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against cors's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: chorus vs cors
A purely visual mix-up. chorus (\kɔ.ʁys\) and cors (\kɔʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71132, 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\. cors is at rank #31,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ\.
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 71132, this pair ranks #48,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chorus vs cors
Shared letters: cors. Private to "chorus": hu. Private to "cors": -.
"chorus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chorus" and "cors" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chorus" or "cors"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chorus" and "cors" 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 "cors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chorus" and "cors" 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 #48,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.