Which to use
“corners” and “cornes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,363
- “corners” frequency rank
- #13,556
- “cornes” frequency rank
- 56919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corners | cornes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de corner. | Pluriel de corne. |
Where the eye mixes corners and cornes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between corners and cornes
A purely visual mix-up. corners (\kɔʁ.nɛʁ\) and cornes (\kɔʁn\) 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 56919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corners is recorded at frequency rank #43,363, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.nɛʁ\. cornes is at rank #13,556, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁn\.
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 56919, this pair ranks #118,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corners vs cornes
Shared letters: cenors. Private to "corners": -. Private to "cornes": -.
"corners" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "cornes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "corners" for "cornes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "corners" or "cornes"?
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 "corners" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cornes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corners" and "cornes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convers vs corners". 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 #118,141 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.