Which to use
“corvée” and “corvette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,583
- “corvée” frequency rank
- #27,756
- “corvette” frequency rank
- 49339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corvée | corvette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Travail et service gratuit qui était dû par le paysan à son seigneur. | Bâtiment de guerre intermédiaire entre la frégate et le brick. |
Where the eye mixes corvée and corvette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses corvée with corvette
A purely visual mix-up. corvée (\kɔʁ.ve\) and corvette (\kɔʁ.vɛt\) 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 49339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corvée is recorded at frequency rank #21,583, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.ve\. corvette is at rank #27,756, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.vɛt\.
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 49339, this pair ranks #171,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corvée vs corvette
Shared letters: ceorv. Private to "corvée": é. Private to "corvette": t.
"corvée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "corvette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- corvette ← ccorvette · corevtte · corrvette · corvete · corvetet · corvtete · corvvette · covrette
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "corvée" and "corvette" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "corvée" or "corvette" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "corvée" and "corvette" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "corvée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corvette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corvée" and "corvette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corvette vs Cosette". 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 #171,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.