Which to use
“cork” and “cri” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,088
- “cork” frequency rank
- #5,649
- “cri” frequency rank
- 51737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cork | cri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saut composé d'une rotation faisant passer la planche par dessus la tête. | Action de crier, son perçant ou puissant émis par la voix d’un être humain ou d’un animal. |
Where the eye mixes cork and cri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cork runs 4 letters (CVCC) against cri's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cork vs cri
A purely visual mix-up. cork (\kɔʁk\) and cri (\kʁi\) 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 51737, 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\. cri is at rank #5,649, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁi\.
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 51737, this pair ranks #152,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cork vs cri
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cork": ko. Private to "cri": i.
"cork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cri" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cork ← ccork · cokr · corkk · corrk · crok · ocrk
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cork" and "cri" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cork" or "cri" show up more?
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 "cri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cork" and "cri" 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 #152,836 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.