Which to use
“com” and “cork” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,446
- “com” frequency rank
- #46,088
- “cork” frequency rank
- 49534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | com | cork |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Communication. | Saut composé d'une rotation faisant passer la planche par dessus la tête. |
Where the eye mixes com and cork
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between com and cork
A purely visual mix-up. com (\kɔm\) and cork (\kɔʁk\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
com is recorded at frequency rank #3,446, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔm\. cork is at rank #46,088, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁk\.
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 49534, this pair ranks #169,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of com vs cork
Shared letters: co. Private to "com": m. Private to "cork": kr.
"com" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "cork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cork ← ccork · cokr · corkk · corrk · crok · ocrk
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "com" and "cork" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "com" vs "cork" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "com" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cork" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "com" and "cork" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs cork". 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 #169,840 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.