Which to use
“corner” and “couper” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,555
- “corner” frequency rank
- #2,418
- “couper” frequency rank
- 15973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corner | couper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sonner d’un cornet ou d’une corne. | Diviser un corps continu, avec quelque chose de tranchant. |
Where the eye mixes corner and couper
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between corner and couper
A purely visual mix-up. corner (\kɔʁ.ne\) and couper (\ku.pe\) 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 15973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corner is recorded at frequency rank #13,555, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔʁ.ne\. couper is at rank #2,418, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.pe\.
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 15973, this pair ranks #389,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of corner vs couper
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "corner": n. Private to "couper": pu.
"corner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "couper" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corner" and "couper" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "corner" or "couper"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "corner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corner" and "couper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrer vs corner". 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 #389,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.