Which to use
“cordes” and “cordon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,282
- “cordes” frequency rank
- #9,457
- “cordon” frequency rank
- 15739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cordes | cordon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de corde. | Petite corde, par exemple utilisée pour tirer un mécanisme, une sonnette, … → voir cordon de tirage et tirer le cordon |
Where the eye mixes cordes and cordon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cordes and cordon
A purely visual mix-up. cordes (\kɔʁd\) and cordon (\kɔʁ.dɔ̃\) 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 15739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cordes is recorded at frequency rank #6,282, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁd\. cordon is at rank #9,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.dɔ̃\.
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 15739, this pair ranks #391,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cordes vs cordon
Shared letters: cdor. Private to "cordes": es. Private to "cordon": n.
"cordes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cordon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cordes" and "cordon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cordes" or "cordon"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cordes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cordon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cordes" and "cordon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coon vs cordon". 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 #391,033 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.