Which to use
“cordée” and “corvées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,693
- “cordée” frequency rank
- #28,897
- “corvées” frequency rank
- 69590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cordée | corvées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui peut être entouré d'une corde. | Pluriel de corvée. |
Where the eye mixes cordée and corvées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cordée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against corvées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cordée vs corvées
A purely visual mix-up. cordée (\kɔʁ.de\) and corvées (\kɔʁ.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69590, 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\. corvées is at rank #28,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.ve\.
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 69590, this pair ranks #54,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cordée vs corvées
Shared letters: ceoré. Private to "cordée": d. Private to "corvées": sv.
"cordée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "corvées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cordée" for "corvées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cordée" vs "corvées" - 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 "corvées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cordée" and "corvées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs cordée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,564 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.