Which to use
“cordée” is a noun and “corner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,693
- “cordée” frequency rank
- #13,555
- “corner” frequency rank
- 54248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cordée | corner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui peut être entouré d'une corde. | Sonner d’un cornet ou d’une corne. |
Where the eye mixes cordée and corner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cordée with corner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cordée is \kɔʁ.de\ while corner is \kɔʁ.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cordée is recorded at frequency rank #40,693, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.de\. corner is at rank #13,555, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔʁ.ne\.
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 54248, this pair ranks #135,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cordée vs corner
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cordée": dé. Private to "corner": n.
"cordée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "corner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- corner ← ccorner · conrer · corenr · cornerr · cornner · cornre · corrner · croner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cordée" and "corner" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cordée" or "corner"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cordée" and "corner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cordée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cordée" and "corner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs cordée". 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 #135,271 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.