Which to use
“corners” is a noun and “côtiers” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,363
- “corners” frequency rank
- #33,205
- “côtiers” frequency rank
- 76568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corners | côtiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de corner. | Masculin pluriel de côtier. |
Where the eye mixes corners and côtiers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses corners with côtiers
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: corners is \kɔʁ.nɛʁ\ while côtiers is \ko.tje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76568, 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\. côtiers is at rank #33,205, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ko.tje\.
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 76568, this pair ranks #30,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of corners vs côtiers
Shared letters: cers. Private to "corners": no. Private to "côtiers": itô.
"corners" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "côtiers" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- corners ← ccorners · conrers · corenrs · cornerrs · cornerss · cornesr · cornners · cornres
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "corners" for "côtiers" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "corners" or "côtiers" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "corners" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "côtiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corners" and "côtiers" 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 #30,758 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.