Which to use
“coeurs” is a typographic variant and “cors” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,662
- “coeurs” frequency rank
- #31,423
- “cors” frequency rank
- 42085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coeurs | cors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coeur. | Pluriel de cor. |
Where the eye mixes coeurs and cors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. coeurs runs 6 letters (CVVVCC) against cors's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coeurs and cors
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coeurs is \kœʁ\ while cors is \kɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (typographic variant vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coeurs is recorded at frequency rank #10,662, classified as atypographic variant, pronounced \kœʁ\. 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 42085, this pair ranks #228,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coeurs vs cors
Shared letters: cors. Private to "coeurs": eu. Private to "cors": -.
"coeurs" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "cors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coeurs" and "cors" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "coeurs" or "cors" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coeurs" 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 #228,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coeurs" and "cors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs cors". 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 #228,345 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.