Which to use
“corner” and “coûter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,555
- “corner” frequency rank
- #8,089
- “coûter” frequency rank
- 21644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corner | coûter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sonner d’un cornet ou d’une corne. | Valoir tel ou tel prix d’achat. |
Where the eye mixes corner and coûter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: corner vs coûter
A purely visual mix-up. corner (\kɔʁ.ne\) and coûter (\ku.te\) 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 21644, 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\. coûter is at rank #8,089, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.te\.
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 21644, this pair ranks #362,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of corner vs coûter
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "corner": n. Private to "coûter": tû.
"corner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coûter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- corner ← ccorner · conrer · corenr · cornerr · cornner · cornre · corrner · croner
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corner" and "coûter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "corner" vs "coûter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "coûter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corner" and "coûter" 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 #362,142 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.