Which to use
“cork” and “cors” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,088
- “cork” frequency rank
- #31,423
- “cors” frequency rank
- 77511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cork | cors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saut composé d'une rotation faisant passer la planche par dessus la tête. | Pluriel de cor. |
Where the eye mixes cork and cors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cork and cors follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cork with cors
A purely visual mix-up. cork (\kɔʁk\) and cors (\kɔʁ\) 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 - k in “cork” becomes s in “cors”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cork is recorded at frequency rank #46,088, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁk\. cors is at rank #31,423, 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 77511, this pair ranks #28,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cork vs cors
Shared letters: cor. Private to "cork": k. Private to "cors": s.
"cork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cork" and "cors" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cork" or "cors"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cork" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cork" and "cors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs cork". 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 #28,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.