Which to use
“corvées” is a noun and “coudées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,897
- “corvées” frequency rank
- #41,198
- “coudées” frequency rank
- 70095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corvées | coudées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de corvée. | Féminin pluriel de coudé. |
Where the eye mixes corvées and coudées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. corvées (CVCCVVC) and coudées (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between corvées and coudées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: corvées is \kɔʁ.ve\ while coudées is \ku.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corvées is recorded at frequency rank #28,897, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.ve\. coudées is at rank #41,198, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ku.de\.
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 70095, this pair ranks #52,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of corvées vs coudées
Shared letters: ceosé. Private to "corvées": rv. Private to "coudées": du.
"corvées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "coudées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "corvées" for "coudées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "corvées" or "coudées" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "corvées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coudées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corvées" and "coudées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coudées vs courges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,662 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.