cotte

\kɔt\

/\kɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

“cotte” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #43,365) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#43,365
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jupe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cotte · cotte · French

cotte · rank #43,365 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,365
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH corrosif

Nearest frequency peer: corrosif (-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.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « cotte »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « cotte » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

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).

cotte vs Cte
40% similar
cotte vs coût
60% similar
cotte vs cute
60% similar

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

Key facts for cotte
PropertyValue
Headwordcotte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔt\
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,365
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « cotte »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cottese 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 « corrosif » (#43,364), « coulis » (#43,366), « corners » (#43,363). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cotte » est au #43,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for cotte is neighbouring look-alikes ("Cte", "coût", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \kɔt\. Frequency #43,365 among 8,609 “C” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for cotte, with forms such as "ccotte", "cotet", and "ctote". 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, "Cte", "coût", "cute", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cotte, spelled C-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jupe.
  2. 2
    Jupe de paysanne, plissée par le haut à la ceinture.
  3. 3
    Blouse courte ou pantalon de travail porté par les ouvriers.
  4. 4
    Survêtement souple et solide, en forme de tunique, porté pour se protéger des blessures à la guerre, dans un duel ou dans une joute.
  5. 5
    Boyau de porc qui forme la saucisse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cotte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J’ai encore un demi-ceint, deux cottes, Une robe de serge, un chaperon, deux bas, Trois chemises de lin, six mouchoirs, deux rabats.
  2. Tenez, voilà votre couronne, rendez-moi ma cotte grise.

Synonyms

bleu de travailsalopette

This word in other languages

coat(English)cota(Español)Kittel(Deutsch)cota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccotte
  • cotet
  • ctote
  • octte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccotte1cotet2ctote2octte2
Edit distance from "cotte"

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 "cotte"?
"cotte" is spelled C-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔt\.
What does "cotte" mean?
As a noun, "cotte" means: Jupe.
What words are commonly confused with "cotte"?
"cotte" is commonly confused with "Cte", "coût", "cute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cotte" is \kɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cotte" come from?
"cotte" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

damné#43,376Debra#43,379colts#43,350cerne#43,332

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list