Which to use
“corners” and “coroner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,363
- “corners” frequency rank
- #35,885
- “coroner” frequency rank
- 79248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corners | coroner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de corner. | Officier de la Couronne. |
Where the eye mixes corners and coroner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: corners vs coroner
A purely visual mix-up. corners (\kɔʁ.nɛʁ\) and coroner (\kɔ.ʁɔ.nɛʁ\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79248, 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\. coroner is at rank #35,885, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ʁɔ.nɛʁ\.
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 79248, this pair ranks #23,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of corners vs coroner
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "corners": s. Private to "coroner": -.
"corners" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "coroner" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corners" and "coroner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "corners" vs "coroner" - 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 "corners" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coroner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corners" and "coroner" 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 #23,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.