Which to use
“conte” and “corne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,741
- “conte” frequency rank
- #12,941
- “corne” frequency rank
- 17682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conte | corne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récit d’aventures imaginaires, soit qu’elles aient de la vraisemblance ou que s’y mêle du merveilleux, du féerique. | Excroissance dure qui pousse sur le front des ruminants, sur le nez du rhinocéros. |
Where the eye mixes conte and corne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses conte with corne
A purely visual mix-up. conte (\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 17682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conte is recorded at frequency rank #4,741, 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 17682, this pair ranks #381,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conte vs corne
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "conte": t. Private to "corne": r.
"conte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "corne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conte" and "corne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conte" or "corne"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conte" 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 #381,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conte" 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 #381,991 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.