Which to use
“corner” and “crier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,555
- “corner” frequency rank
- #4,478
- “crier” frequency rank
- 18033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corner | crier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sonner d’un cornet ou d’une corne. | Jeter un ou plusieurs cris. |
Where the eye mixes corner and crier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses corner with crier
A purely visual mix-up. corner (\kɔʁ.ne\) and crier (\kʁi.je\) 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 18033, 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\. crier is at rank #4,478, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁi.je\.
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 18033, this pair ranks #380,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of corner vs crier
Shared letters: cer. Private to "corner": no. Private to "crier": i.
"corner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crier" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corner" and "crier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "corner" or "crier"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "corner" and "crier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "corner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corner" and "crier" 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 #380,306 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.