Which to use
“cordages” and “cortèges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,449
- “cordages” frequency rank
- #36,335
- “cortèges” frequency rank
- 71784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cordages | cortèges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cordage. | Pluriel de cortège. |
Where the eye mixes cordages and cortèges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cordages and cortèges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cordages vs cortèges
A purely visual mix-up. cordages (\kɔʁ.daʒ\) and cortèges (\kɔʁ.tɛʒ\) 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 71784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cordages is recorded at frequency rank #35,449, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.daʒ\. cortèges is at rank #36,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.tɛʒ\.
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 71784, this pair ranks #46,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cordages vs cortèges
Shared letters: cegors. Private to "cordages": ad. Private to "cortèges": tè.
"cordages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cortèges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cordages ← ccordages · codrages · coradges · cordaegs · cordagess · cordagges · cordagse · corddages
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cordages" for "cortèges" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "cordages" or "cortèges" 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 "cordages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortèges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cordages" and "cortèges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cordages vs coriaces". 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 #46,307 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.