Which to use
“cordes” and “cornes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,282
- “cordes” frequency rank
- #13,556
- “cornes” frequency rank
- 19838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cordes | cornes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de corde. | Pluriel de corne. |
Where the eye mixes cordes and cornes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cordes vs cornes
A purely visual mix-up. cordes (\kɔʁd\) and cornes (\kɔʁn\) 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 a single letter - d in “cordes” becomes n in “cornes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19838, 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\. cornes is at rank #13,556, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁn\.
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 19838, this pair ranks #371,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cordes vs cornes
Shared letters: ceors. Private to "cordes": d. Private to "cornes": n.
"cordes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cornes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cordes" and "cornes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cordes" vs "cornes" - 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 "cordes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cornes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cordes" and "cornes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cornes vs courges". 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 #371,293 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.