Which to use
“cornée” is a noun and “corner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,194
- “cornée” frequency rank
- #13,555
- “corner” frequency rank
- 46749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cornée | corner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie transparente insérée dans la sclérotique de l’œil devant le cristallin. | Sonner d’un cornet ou d’une corne. |
Same sound, different letters: cornée vs corner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: cornée vs corner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cornée and corner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔʁ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cornée is recorded at frequency rank #33,194, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.ne\. corner is at rank #13,555, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔʁ.ne\.
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 46749, this pair ranks #192,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cornée vs corner
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "cornée": é. Private to "corner": -.
"cornée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "corner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- corner ← ccorner · conrer · corenr · cornerr · cornner · cornre · corrner · croner
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cornée" for "corner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cornée" vs "corner" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "cornée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cornée" and "corner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs cornée". 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 #192,423 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.