Which to use
“Corée” is a name and “corps” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,062
- “Corée” frequency rank
- #369
- “corps” frequency rank
- 3431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Corée | corps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Péninsule montagneuse d’Asie de l’Est, dont une des villes importantes est Séoul. Elle est bordée au nord par la Mandchourie, à l’est par la mer du Japon, et à l’ouest par la mer Jaune. | Portion de matière qui forme un tout individuel et distinct. |
Where the eye mixes Corée and corps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Corée vs corps
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Corée is \kɔ.ʁe\ while corps is \kɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Corée is recorded at frequency rank #3,062, classified as aname, pronounced \kɔ.ʁe\. corps is at rank #369, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ\.
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 3431, this pair ranks #434,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Corée vs corps
Shared letters: cor. Private to "Corée": eé. Private to "corps": ps.
"Corée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "corps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- corps ← ccorps · coprs · corpps · corpss · corrps · corsp · crops · ocrps
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Corée" for "corps" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Corée" vs "corps" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Corée" and "corps" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Corée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Corée" and "corps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs Corée". 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 #434,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.