Which to use
“cornu” and “cousu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,963
- “cornu” frequency rank
- #30,963
- “cousu” frequency rank
- 65926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cornu | cousu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a des cornes. | Lié par une couture. |
Where the eye mixes cornu and cousu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cornu vs cousu
A purely visual mix-up. cornu (\kɔʁ.ny\) and cousu (\ku.zy\) 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 65926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cornu is recorded at frequency rank #34,963, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔʁ.ny\. cousu is at rank #30,963, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ku.zy\.
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 65926, this pair ranks #70,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cornu vs cousu
Shared letters: cou. Private to "cornu": nr. Private to "cousu": s.
"cornu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cousu" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cornu" and "cousu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cornu" or "cousu"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cornu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cousu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cornu" and "cousu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coon vs cornu". 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 #70,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.