Which to use
“cogné” is a verb and “corn” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,008
- “cogné” frequency rank
- #16,103
- “corn” frequency rank
- 43111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cogné | corn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe cogner. | Corne. |
Letter map: cogné vs corn
Shared letters muted; letters that set cogné and corn apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - cogné and corn
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cogné is averb and cornanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43111, 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\. corn is at rank #16,103, tagged as anoun.
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 43111, this pair ranks #220,520 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cogné vs corn
Shared letters: cno. Private to "cogné": gé. Private to "corn": r.
"cogné" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "corn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- corn ← ccorn · conr · cornn · corrn · cron · ocrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cogné" for "corn" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "cogné" vs "corn" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cogné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,520 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cogné" and "corn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogné vs conde". 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 #220,520 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.