Which to use
“cogné” is a verb and “Corée” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,008
- “cogné” frequency rank
- #3,062
- “Corée” frequency rank
- 30070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cogné | Corée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe cogner. | Péninsule montagneuse d’Asie de l’Est, dont une des villes importantes est Séoul. Elle est bordée au nord par la Mandchourie, à l’est par la mer du Japon, et à l’ouest par la mer Jaune. |
Where the eye mixes cogné and Corée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cogné with Corée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cogné is \kɔ.ɲe\ while Corée is \kɔ.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cogné is recorded at frequency rank #27,008, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.ɲe\. Corée is at rank #3,062, tagged as aname, pronounced \kɔ.ʁe\.
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 30070, this pair ranks #312,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cogné vs Corée
Shared letters: coé. Private to "cogné": gn. Private to "Corée": er.
"cogné" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Corée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cogné" and "Corée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cogné" or "Corée"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cogné" and "Corée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cogné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Corée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cogné" and "Corée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogné vs conde". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #312,655 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.