Which to use
“cornes” is a noun and “crânes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,556
- “cornes” frequency rank
- #23,161
- “crânes” frequency rank
- 36717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cornes | crânes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de corne. | Pluriel de crâne. |
Where the eye mixes cornes and crânes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cornes and crânes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cornes is \kɔʁn\ while crânes is \kʁan\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 36717, 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\. crânes is at rank #23,161, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁan\.
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 36717, this pair ranks #267,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cornes vs crânes
Shared letters: cenrs. Private to "cornes": o. Private to "crânes": â.
"cornes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crânes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cornes ← ccornes · conres · corens · corness · cornnes · cornse · corrnes · crones
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cornes" and "crânes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cornes" vs "crânes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cornes" and "crânes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cornes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crânes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cornes" and "crânes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs crânes". 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 #267,611 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.