côte

\kot\

/\kot\/ noun

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The verdict

“côte” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,288. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,288
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chacun des os qui forment la cage thoracique.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

côte vs Ct
25% similar
côte vs cou
25% similar
côte vs CPE
0% similar

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

Key facts for côte
PropertyValue
Headwordcôte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kot\
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,288
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “côte” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). côte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around côte (IPA \kot\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,288 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for côte, with forms such as "ccôte", "cote", and "ctôe". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ct", "cou", "CPE", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is côte, spelled C-Ô-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chacun des os qui forment la cage thoracique.
  2. 2
    Pente d’un chemin ou d’une colline.
  3. 3
    Voie de communication, complète ou en partie, qui suit une pente.
  4. 4
    La partie d’un continent ou d’une île qui borde la mer ; le rivage.
  5. 5
    Approches de la terre, jusqu’à une certaine distance au large.
  6. 6
    Grosse nervure des feuilles de certaines plantes.
  7. 7
    Ligne en relief de certains tissus, de certains tricots.
  8. 8
    Saillie qui divise et orne la surface concave d’une voûte sphérique, ou la surface convexe d’un dôme.
  9. 9
    Listel qui sépare les cannelures d’une colonne.
  10. 10
    Les côtes d’un bâtiment, d’un navire : Les pièces qui sont jointes à la quille et qui montent jusqu’au plat-bord.
  11. 11
    Plateaux inclinés vers l'ouest et délimités à l'est par un fort talus, caractéristiques du relief de la Lorraine.

Synonyms

flancsternumthoraxmontéebergebordfrangegrèveplagerivagerive

This word in other languages

rib(English)costilla(Español)Rippe(Deutsch)costela(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccôte
  • cote
  • ctôe
  • côet
  • côtte
  • ôcte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of côte - 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.

ccôte1cote1ctôe2côet2côtte1ôcte2
Edit distance from "côte"

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 "côte"?
"côte" is spelled C-Ô-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kot\.
What does "côte" mean?
As a noun, "côte" means: Chacun des os qui forment la cage thoracique.
What words are commonly confused with "côte"?
"côte" is commonly confused with "Ct", "cou", "CPE". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "côte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "côte" is \kot\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "côte" come from?
"côte" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “côte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-Ô-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kot\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Ct” - see the side-by-side comparison. côte vs Ct
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list