Which to use
“coince” is a verb and “cornée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,932
- “coince” frequency rank
- #33,194
- “cornée” frequency rank
- 59126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coince | cornée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe coincer. | Partie transparente insérée dans la sclérotique de l’œil devant le cristallin. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set coince and cornée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coince is \kwɛ̃s\ while cornée is \kɔʁ.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coince is recorded at frequency rank #25,932, classified as averb, pronounced \kwɛ̃s\. cornée is at rank #33,194, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.ne\.
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 59126, this pair ranks #104,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coince vs cornée
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "coince": i. Private to "cornée": ré.
"coince" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "cornée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coince ← ccoince · cionce · coicne · coincce · coinec · coinnce · conice · ocince
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coince" and "cornée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "coince" or "cornée"?
Remembering coince vs cornée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “coince”; for a noun, it's “cornée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “coince” entry
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