Which to use
“corte” and “cortège” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,386
- “corte” frequency rank
- #10,131
- “cortège” frequency rank
- 37517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corte | cortège |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cour. | Suite de personnes qui en accompagnent une autre avec cérémonie et pour lui faire honneur. |
Where the eye mixes corte and cortège
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. corte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cortège's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses corte with cortège
A purely visual mix-up. corte (\ˈkɔr.te\) and cortège (\kɔʁ.tɛʒ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corte is recorded at frequency rank #27,386, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɔr.te\. cortège is at rank #10,131, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.tɛʒ\.
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 37517, this pair ranks #261,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corte vs cortège
Shared letters: ceort. Private to "corte": -. Private to "cortège": gè.
"corte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cortège" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- corte ← ccorte · coret · corrte · cotre · ocrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "corte" and "cortège" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "corte" or "cortège"?
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 "corte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortège" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corte" and "cortège" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs corte". 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 #261,946 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.