Which to use
“cordée” and “cortex” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,693
- “cordée” frequency rank
- #17,397
- “cortex” frequency rank
- 58090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cordée | cortex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui peut être entouré d'une corde. | Couche superficielle ou périphérique d’un tissu organique. |
Where the eye mixes cordée and cortex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cordée with cortex
A purely visual mix-up. cordée (\kɔʁ.de\) and cortex (\kɔʁ.tɛks\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58090, 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\. cortex is at rank #17,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.tɛks\.
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 58090, this pair ranks #111,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cordée vs cortex
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cordée": dé. Private to "cortex": tx.
"cordée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cortex" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cortex ← ccortex · coretx · corrtex · cortexx · corttex · cortxe · cotrex · crotex
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cordée" for "cortex" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cordée" vs "cortex" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cordée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cordée" and "cortex" 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 #111,096 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.