cohortevscorteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“cohorte” and “corte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,210
“cohorte” frequency rank
#27,386
“corte” frequency rank
49596
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cohorte corte
Definition Corps d’infanterie dans la légion romaine. Cour.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cohorte and corte apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
cohorte
5 ch
corte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. cohorte (\kɔ.ɔʁt\) and corte (\ˈkɔr.te\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cohorte is recorded at frequency rank #22,210, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ɔʁt\. corte is at rank #27,386, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɔr.te\.

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 49596, this pair ranks #169,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cohorte vs corte

Shared letters: ceort. Private to "cohorte": h. Private to "corte": -.

"cohorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "corte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cohorteccohorte · choorte · cohhorte · cohoret · cohorrte · cohortte · cohotre · cohrote
  • corteccorte · coret · corrte · cotre · ocrte

Frequency comparison

cohorte#22,210
corte#27,386

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cohorte" and "corte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ.ɔʁt\ versus \ˈkɔr.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cohorte" or "corte"?
"cohorte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,210 in our French list, against #27,386 for "corte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cohorte vs corte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cohorte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list