Which to use
“corner” and “courber” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,555
- “corner” frequency rank
- #46,681
- “courber” frequency rank
- 60236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corner | courber |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sonner d’un cornet ou d’une corne. | Rendre courbe. |
Where the eye mixes corner and courber
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. corner runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against courber's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses corner with courber
A purely visual mix-up. corner (\kɔʁ.ne\) and courber (\kuʁ.be\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60236, 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\. courber is at rank #46,681, tagged as averb, pronounced \kuʁ.be\.
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 60236, this pair ranks #98,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of corner vs courber
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "corner": n. Private to "courber": bu.
"corner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "courber" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corner" and "courber" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "corner" vs "courber" - which ranks higher?
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 "corner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courber" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corner" and "courber" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courber vs courges". 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 #98,713 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.