Comtois

\kɔ̃.twa\

/\kɔ̃.twa\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Comtois” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,753
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Habitant de La Comté, commune française située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais.

Corpus desk

Index FR-comtois · Comtois · French

Comtois · rank #32,753 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,753
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH commodités

Nearest frequency peer: commodités (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Comtois »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Comtois » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Comtois vs côtoie
43% similar
Comtois vs cotons
57% similar
Comtois vs convois
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Comtois
PropertyValue
HeadwordComtois
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.twa\
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,753
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Comtois »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Comtoisse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « commodités » (#32,752), « concentrez » (#32,754), « commanda » (#32,751). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Comtois » est au #32,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Comtois (IPA \kɔ̃.twa\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,753 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Comtois, with forms such as "ccomtois", "cmotois", and "commtois". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "côtoie", "cotons", "convois", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Comtois, spelled C-O-M-T-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Habitant de La Comté, commune française située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais.
  2. 2
    Habitant de la Franche-Comté.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomtois
  • cmotois
  • commtois
  • comotis
  • comtios
  • comtoiss
  • comtosi
  • comttois
  • cotmois
  • ocmtois

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Comtois - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccomtois1cmotois2commtois1comotis2comtios2comtoiss1comtosi2comttois1
Edit distance from "Comtois"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Comtois"?
"Comtois" is spelled C-O-M-T-O-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.twa\.
What does "Comtois" mean?
As a noun, "Comtois" means: Habitant de La Comté, commune française située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais.
What words are commonly confused with "Comtois"?
"Comtois" is commonly confused with "côtoie", "cotons", "convois". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Comtois"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Comtois" is \kɔ̃.twa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Comtois" come from?
"Comtois" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Comtois", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

connect#32,758cocasse#32,747cirques#32,746Corsica#32,765

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

commanda10 variantschérif10 variantsCheryl10 variantsCalabre10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list