Which to use
“comte” and “corne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,947
- “comte” frequency rank
- #12,941
- “corne” frequency rank
- 14888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comte | corne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dignitaire des derniers temps de l’empire romain et du bas-empire. | Excroissance dure qui pousse sur le front des ruminants, sur le nez du rhinocéros. |
Where the eye mixes comte and corne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. comte and corne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses comte with corne
A purely visual mix-up. comte (\kɔ̃t\) and corne (\kɔʁn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comte is recorded at frequency rank #1,947, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\. corne is at rank #12,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁn\.
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 14888, this pair ranks #394,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comte vs corne
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "comte": mt. Private to "corne": nr.
"comte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "corne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comte" and "corne" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "comte" or "corne" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comte" and "corne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs corne". 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 #394,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.