Which to use
“cork” and “cours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,088
- “cork” frequency rank
- #202
- “cours” frequency rank
- 46290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cork | cours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saut composé d'une rotation faisant passer la planche par dessus la tête. | Mouvement d’écoulement naturel dans l’espace. → voir cours d’eau et … |
Where the eye mixes cork and cours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cork with cours
A purely visual mix-up. cork (\kɔʁk\) and cours (\kuʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46290, 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\. cours is at rank #202, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kuʁ\.
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 46290, this pair ranks #196,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cork vs cours
Shared letters: cor. Private to "cork": k. Private to "cours": su.
"cork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cork" and "cours" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cork" or "cours"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cork" and "cours" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cork" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cork" and "cours" 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 #196,105 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.