Which to use
“correa” and “corvée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,250
- “correa” frequency rank
- #21,583
- “corvée” frequency rank
- 58833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | correa | corvée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Courroie. | Travail et service gratuit qui était dû par le paysan à son seigneur. |
Where the eye mixes correa and corvée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. correa and corvée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses correa with corvée
A purely visual mix-up. correa ([koˈrea]) 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 58833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
correa is recorded at frequency rank #37,250, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈrea]. 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 58833, this pair ranks #106,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of correa vs corvée
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "correa": a. Private to "corvée": vé.
"correa" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "corvée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- correa ← ccorrea · corea · corera · corrae · crorea · ocrrea
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "correa" for "corvée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "correa" or "corvée" show up more?
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 "correa" 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 #106,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "correa" and "corvée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrez vs correa". 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 #106,622 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.