Which to use
“cordée” and “coupée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,693
- “cordée” frequency rank
- #9,633
- “coupée” frequency rank
- 50326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cordée | coupée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui peut être entouré d'une corde. | Coupure du pont d’un navire de commerce dont l’arrière est exhaussé pour donner aux cabines plus d’élévation. |
Where the eye mixes cordée and coupée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cordée (CVCCVV) and coupée (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cordée and coupée
A purely visual mix-up. cordée (\kɔʁ.de\) and coupée (\ku.pe\) 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 50326, 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\. coupée is at rank #9,633, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku.pe\.
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 50326, this pair ranks #163,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cordée vs coupée
Shared letters: ceoé. Private to "cordée": dr. Private to "coupée": pu.
"cordée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "coupée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cordée" and "coupée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cordée" or "coupée"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cordée" and "coupée" 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 "coupée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cordée" and "coupée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs cordée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #163,506 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.