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 eye mixes cohorte and corte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cohorte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against corte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cohorte vs corte
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cohorte" for "corte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cohorte" or "corte"?
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 "cohorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cohorte" and "corte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs corte". 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 #169,350 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.