Which to use
“cornes” and “corvée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,556
- “cornes” frequency rank
- #21,583
- “corvée” frequency rank
- 35139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cornes | corvée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de corne. | Travail et service gratuit qui était dû par le paysan à son seigneur. |
Where the eye mixes cornes and corvée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cornes with corvée
A purely visual mix-up. cornes (\kɔʁn\) and corvée (\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 35139, 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\. corvée is at rank #21,583, 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 35139, this pair ranks #278,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cornes vs corvée
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cornes": ns. Private to "corvée": vé.
"cornes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "corvée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cornes ← ccornes · conres · corens · corness · cornnes · cornse · corrnes · crones
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cornes" and "corvée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cornes" or "corvée" show up more?
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 "cornes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corvée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cornes" and "corvée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copiée vs corvée". 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 #278,887 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.