CoréevsCoryConfusable pair

Which to use

“Corée” and “Cory” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,062
“Corée” frequency rank
#28,118
“Cory” frequency rank
31180
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Corée Cory
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. Prénom masculin.

Letter map: Corée vs Cory

Shared letters muted; letters that set Corée and Cory apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Corée
4 ch
Cory

Corpus notes: Corée and Cory

Corée and Cory are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31180, 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\. Cory is at rank #28,118, tagged as aname.

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 31180, this pair ranks #305,483 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Corée vs Cory

Shared letters: cor. Private to "Corée": . Private to "Cory": y.

"Corée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "Cory" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Coryccory · corry · coryy · coyr · croy · ocry

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Corée" and "Cory" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary French text, does "Corée" or "Cory" show up more?
"Corée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,062 in our French list, against #28,118 for "Cory". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Corée" and "Cory". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Corée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Cory" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #305,483 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Corée" and "Cory" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs Cory". 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 #305,483 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list