compte
\kɔ̃t\
The verdict
“compte” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #196 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #196
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de compter, dénombrement, calcul opéré sur tel ou tel ensemble de choses ; résultat de cette action.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃t\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #196 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “compte” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for compte is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃t\. Corpus data places it at rank #196 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for compte, with forms such as "ccompte", "cmopte", and "commpte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "côte", "coupe", "comte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is compte, spelled C-O-M-P-T-E.
Definition
- 1Action de compter, dénombrement, calcul opéré sur tel ou tel ensemble de choses ; résultat de cette action.
- 2État de ce qui a été reçu, ce qui est dû, dépensé, avancé ou fourni.
- 3Écrit contenant l’énumération, le calcul, la supputation de cet état.
- 4Écrit contenant l’énumération, le calcul, la supputation de cet état.
- 5Action de rapporter ce qu’on a fait, ce qu’on a vu, etc., et d’en rendre raison, de l’expliquer. Dans ce sens, il s’emploie ordinairement avec les verbes « rendre », « devoir » et « demander ».
- 6Avoir une chose en compte, l’administrer, en disposer, à la charge d’en rendre compte à qui de droit.
- 7Ensemble des ressources informatiques attribuées à un utilisateur, qui ne peut les utiliser qu’en s’identifiant sur le système avec son nom d’utilisateur et son mot de passe.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccompte,cmopte,commpte,compet,comppte,comptte,comtpe,copmte,ocmpte
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “compte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-P-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃t\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “côte” - see the side-by-side comparison. compte vs côte
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.