Which to use
“cochonnes” and “couronnés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,658
- “cochonnes” frequency rank
- #36,784
- “couronnés” frequency rank
- 83442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cochonnes | couronnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de cochon. | Masculin pluriel de couronné. |
Where the eye mixes cochonnes and couronnés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cochonnes (CVCCVCCVC) and couronnés (CVVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cochonnes and couronnés
A purely visual mix-up. cochonnes (\kɔ.ʃɔn\) and couronnés (\ku.ʁɔ.ne\) 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 83442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cochonnes is recorded at frequency rank #46,658, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.ʃɔn\. couronnés is at rank #36,784, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ku.ʁɔ.ne\.
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 83442, this pair ranks #14,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cochonnes vs couronnés
Shared letters: cnos. Private to "cochonnes": eh. Private to "couronnés": rué.
"cochonnes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "couronnés" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cochonnes ← ccochonnes · ccohonnes · cocchonnes · cochhonnes · cochnones · cochonens · cochones · cochonness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cochonnes" for "couronnés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cochonnes" or "couronnés"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cochonnes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couronnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cochonnes" and "couronnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cochonnes vs consonnes". 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 #14,832 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.