Which to use
“cors” and “cuirs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,423
- “cors” frequency rank
- #36,344
- “cuirs” frequency rank
- 67767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cors | cuirs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cor. | Pluriel de cuir. |
Where the eye mixes cors and cuirs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cors runs 4 letters (CVCC) against cuirs's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cors and cuirs
A purely visual mix-up. cors (\kɔʁ\) and cuirs (\kɥiʁ\) 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 67767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cors is recorded at frequency rank #31,423, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ\. cuirs is at rank #36,344, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥiʁ\.
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 67767, this pair ranks #62,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cors vs cuirs
Shared letters: crs. Private to "cors": o. Private to "cuirs": iu.
"cors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cuirs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cors" and "cuirs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cors" vs "cuirs" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cors" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuirs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cors" and "cuirs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs cuirs". 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 #62,006 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.