Which to use
“corbeau” and “corbeaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,329
- “corbeau” frequency rank
- #21,895
- “corbeaux” frequency rank
- 38224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corbeau | corbeaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom vernaculaire du grand corbeau (Corvus corax), gros oiseau passereau carnassier à plumage noir et au bec fort et noir. | Pluriel de corbeau. |
Same sound, different letters: corbeau vs corbeaux
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. corbeau runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against corbeaux's 8 (CVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: corbeau vs corbeaux
This is the hard kind. corbeau and corbeaux are pronounced identically (\kɔʁ.bo\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “corbeau” sits inside “corbeaux”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corbeau is recorded at frequency rank #16,329, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.bo\. corbeaux is at rank #21,895, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.bo\.
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 38224, this pair ranks #256,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corbeau vs corbeaux
Shared letters: abceoru. Private to "corbeau": -. Private to "corbeaux": x.
"corbeau" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "corbeaux" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corbeau" and "corbeaux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "corbeau" vs "corbeaux" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"corbeau" and "corbeaux" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "corbeau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corbeaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corbeau" and "corbeaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerceau vs corbeau". 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 #256,787 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.