Which to use
“cornée” and “cornet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,194
- “cornée” frequency rank
- #16,847
- “cornet” frequency rank
- 50041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cornée | cornet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie transparente insérée dans la sclérotique de l’œil devant le cristallin. | Cornet à bouquin. |
Where the eye mixes cornée and cornet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cornée with cornet
A purely visual mix-up. cornée (\kɔʁ.ne\) and cornet (\kɔʁ.nɛ\) 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 50041, 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\. cornet is at rank #16,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.nɛ\.
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 50041, this pair ranks #165,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cornée vs cornet
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "cornée": é. Private to "cornet": t.
"cornée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cornet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cornet ← ccornet · conret · corent · cornett · cornnet · cornte · corrnet · cronet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cornée" for "cornet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cornée" or "cornet"?
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 "cornée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cornet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cornée" and "cornet" 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 #165,745 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.