Which to use
“corners” and “corvées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,363
- “corners” frequency rank
- #28,897
- “corvées” frequency rank
- 72260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corners | corvées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de corner. | Pluriel de corvée. |
Where the eye mixes corners and corvées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. corners (CVCCVCC) and corvées (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses corners with corvées
A purely visual mix-up. corners (\kɔʁ.nɛʁ\) and corvées (\kɔʁ.ve\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72260, 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\. corvées is at rank #28,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.ve\.
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 72260, this pair ranks #44,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of corners vs corvées
Shared letters: ceors. Private to "corners": n. Private to "corvées": vé.
"corners" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "corvées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- corners ← ccorners · conrers · corenrs · cornerrs · cornerss · cornesr · cornners · cornres
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corners" and "corvées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "corners" vs "corvées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "corners" and "corvées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "corners" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corvées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corners" and "corvées" 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 #44,627 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.