côte à côte
\ko.t‿a kot\
The verdict
“côte à côte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À côté l’un de l’autre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cote-a-cote · côte à côte · French
côte à côte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | côte à côte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ko.t‿a kot\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
côte à côte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ko.t‿a kot\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À côté l’un de l’autre.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for côte à côte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is côte à côte, spelled C-Ô-T-E- -À- -C-Ô-T-E.
Definition
- 1À côté l’un de l’autre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how côte à côte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’était la première fois qu’il leur paraissait être seuls, bien qu’ils eussent vécu côte à côte.
Il y aurait, gravées sur sa tombe, deux dates côte à côte, 1926-1876, séparées par un tiret.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.