Which to use
“cornée” is a noun and “cornu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,194
- “cornée” frequency rank
- #34,963
- “cornu” frequency rank
- 68157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cornée | cornu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie transparente insérée dans la sclérotique de l’œil devant le cristallin. | Qui a des cornes. |
Where the eye mixes cornée and cornu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cornée and cornu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cornée is \kɔʁ.ne\ while cornu is \kɔʁ.ny\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68157, 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\. cornu is at rank #34,963, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔʁ.ny\.
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 68157, this pair ranks #60,315 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cornée vs cornu
Shared letters: cnor. Private to "cornée": eé. Private to "cornu": u.
"cornée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cornu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cornu ← ccornu · conru · cornnu · corrnu · corun · cronu · ocrnu
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cornée" and "cornu" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cornée" or "cornu"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cornée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cornu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,315 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cornée" and "cornu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coon vs cornu". 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 #60,315 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.