Which to use
“corps” and “cors” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #369
- “corps” frequency rank
- #31,423
- “cors” frequency rank
- 31792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corps | cors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion de matière qui forme un tout individuel et distinct. | Pluriel de cor. |
Same sound, different letters: corps vs cors
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - corps / cors
This is the hard kind. corps and cors are pronounced identically (\kɔʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corps is recorded at frequency rank #369, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ\. cors is at rank #31,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ\.
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 31792, this pair ranks #301,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corps vs cors
Shared letters: cors. Private to "corps": p. Private to "cors": -.
"corps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "cors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corps" and "cors" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "corps" vs "cors" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"corps" and "cors" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "corps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corps" and "cors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs cors". 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 #301,519 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.