Which to use
“cornée” and “cortex” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,194
- “cornée” frequency rank
- #17,397
- “cortex” frequency rank
- 50591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cornée | cortex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie transparente insérée dans la sclérotique de l’œil devant le cristallin. | Couche superficielle ou périphérique d’un tissu organique. |
Where the eye mixes cornée and cortex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cornée vs cortex
A purely visual mix-up. cornée (\kɔʁ.ne\) and cortex (\kɔʁ.tɛks\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50591, 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\. cortex is at rank #17,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.tɛks\.
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 50591, this pair ranks #161,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cornée vs cortex
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cornée": né. Private to "cortex": tx.
"cornée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cortex" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cortex ← ccortex · coretx · corrtex · cortexx · corttex · cortxe · cotrex · crotex
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cornée" for "cortex" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cornée" or "cortex"?
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 "cortex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cornée" and "cortex" 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 #161,460 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.