Which to use
“conde” and “cordes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,566
- “conde” frequency rank
- #6,282
- “cordes” frequency rank
- 55848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | cordes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comte. | Pluriel de corde. |
Where the eye mixes conde and cordes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conde vs cordes
A purely visual mix-up. conde (\ˈko̞n.de̞\) and cordes (\kɔʁd\) 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 55848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conde is recorded at frequency rank #49,566, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈko̞n.de̞\. cordes is at rank #6,282, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁd\.
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 55848, this pair ranks #124,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs cordes
Shared letters: cdeo. Private to "conde": n. Private to "cordes": rs.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cordes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conde" and "cordes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conde" or "cordes"?
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 "conde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cordes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conde" and "cordes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CNE vs conde". 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 #124,833 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.