côtier

/\ko.tje\/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,912

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

côtier is anFrenchadj. It means: Relatif à, ou qui a la connaissance, la pratique d’une côte, des côtes du bord de la mer. Pronounced \ko.tje\. Often confused with crier and cover.

Key facts for côtier
PropertyValue
Headwordcôtier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\ko.tje\
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,912
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of côtier in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for côtier is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ko.tje\. Corpus data places it at rank #31,912 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for côtier, with forms such as "ccôtier", "cotier", and "ctôier". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "crier", "cover", "cotte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is côtier, spelled C-Ô-T-I-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à, ou qui a la connaissance, la pratique d’une côte, des côtes du bord de la mer.
  2. 2
    Qualifie la navigation qui se fait le long des côtes, près des côtes.
  3. 3
    Qualifie les bateaux qui suivent les côtes.
  4. 4
    Qualifie la région terrestre proche d'une côte.
  5. 5
    Qualifie la région maritime proche d'une côte.
  6. 6
    Qualifie un fleuve dont la source est proche de la côte.
  7. 7
    Qualifie la population qui habite le long d’une côte.
  8. 8
    Qui a rapport à une côte, dans le sens de pente.
  9. 9
    Qualifiait un cheval de renfort, sur les attelages hippomobiles, pour monter une côte.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccôtier,cotier,ctôier,côiter,côteir,côtierr,côtire,côttier,ôctier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for côtier

Misspelling Variants of "côtier"

ccôtier7cotier6ctôier6côiter6côteir6côtierr7côtire6côttier7
Misspelling Variants of "côtier"

Frequency rank: #31,912 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "côtier"?
"côtier" is spelled C-Ô-T-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ko.tje\.
What does "côtier" mean?
As an adj, "côtier" means: Relatif à, ou qui a la connaissance, la pratique d’une côte, des côtes du bord de la mer.
What words are commonly confused with "côtier"?
"côtier" is commonly confused with "crier", "cover", "cotte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "côtier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "côtier" is \ko.tje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "côtier" come from?
"côtier" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.