Which to use
“corpus” and “coups” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,554
- “corpus” frequency rank
- #1,227
- “coups” frequency rank
- 12781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corpus | coups |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recueil de pièces, de documents concernant une même matière, les mêmes règles. | Pluriel de coup. |
Where the eye mixes corpus and coups
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between corpus and coups
A purely visual mix-up. corpus (\kɔʁ.pys\) and coups (\ku\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corpus is recorded at frequency rank #11,554, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.pys\. coups is at rank #1,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku\.
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 12781, this pair ranks #403,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of corpus vs coups
Shared letters: copsu. Private to "corpus": r. Private to "coups": -.
"corpus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coups" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corpus" and "coups" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "corpus" or "coups" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "corpus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coups" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corpus" and "coups" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compos vs corpus". 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 #403,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.