Which to use
“cocarde” and “concorde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,987
- “cocarde” frequency rank
- #11,375
- “concorde” frequency rank
- 60362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocarde | concorde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Insigne en étoffe ou en métal qui était porté principalement à la coiffure et surtout par les soldats. | Union de cœurs et de volontés entre des personnes. |
Where the eye mixes cocarde and concorde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cocarde and concorde
A purely visual mix-up. cocarde (\kɔ.kaʁd\) and concorde (\kɔ̃.kɔʁd\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cocarde is recorded at frequency rank #48,987, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.kaʁd\. concorde is at rank #11,375, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.kɔʁd\.
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 60362, this pair ranks #97,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cocarde vs concorde
Shared letters: cdeor. Private to "cocarde": a. Private to "concorde": n.
"cocarde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "concorde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cocarde" and "concorde" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cocarde" or "concorde" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cocarde" and "concorde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocarde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concorde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocarde" and "concorde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocaine vs cocarde". 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 #97,984 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.