Which to use
“cornes” and “corpus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,556
- “cornes” frequency rank
- #11,554
- “corpus” frequency rank
- 25110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cornes | corpus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de corne. | Recueil de pièces, de documents concernant une même matière, les mêmes règles. |
Where the eye mixes cornes and corpus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cornes and corpus
A purely visual mix-up. cornes (\kɔʁn\) and corpus (\kɔʁ.pys\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cornes is recorded at frequency rank #13,556, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁn\. corpus is at rank #11,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.pys\.
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 25110, this pair ranks #342,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cornes vs corpus
Shared letters: cors. Private to "cornes": en. Private to "corpus": pu.
"cornes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "corpus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cornes" and "corpus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cornes" or "corpus" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cornes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corpus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cornes" and "corpus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cornes vs courges". 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 #342,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.