Which to use
“cork” and “cure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,088
- “cork” frequency rank
- #7,048
- “cure” frequency rank
- 53136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cork | cure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saut composé d'une rotation faisant passer la planche par dessus la tête. | Soin, souci. — En ce sens, il est surtout usité dans l’expression : n’avoir cure. |
Where the eye mixes cork and cure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cork and cure
A purely visual mix-up. cork (\kɔʁk\) and cure (\kyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53136, 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\. cure is at rank #7,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kyʁ\.
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 53136, this pair ranks #142,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cork vs cure
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cork": ko. Private to "cure": eu.
"cork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cork" and "cure" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cork" or "cure"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cork" and "cure" 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 "cure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cork" and "cure" 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 #142,812 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.