Which to use
“cordons” is a noun and “créons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,531
- “cordons” frequency rank
- #34,969
- “créons” frequency rank
- 59500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cordons | créons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cordon. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de créer. |
Where the eye mixes cordons and créons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cordons runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against créons's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cordons and créons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cordons is \kɔʁ.dɔ̃\ while créons is \kʁe.ɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cordons is recorded at frequency rank #24,531, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.dɔ̃\. créons is at rank #34,969, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁe.ɔ̃\.
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 59500, this pair ranks #102,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cordons vs créons
Shared letters: cnors. Private to "cordons": d. Private to "créons": é.
"cordons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "créons" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cordons ← ccordons · codrons · corddons · cordnos · cordonns · cordonss · cordosn · corodns
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cordons" and "créons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cordons" vs "créons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cordons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "créons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cordons" and "créons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cotons vs créons". 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 #102,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.