coûteuse

\ku.tøz\

/\ku.tøz\/ adj

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The verdict

“coûteuse” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,331. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,331
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de coûteux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-couteuse · coûteuse · French

coûteuse · rank #16,331 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,331
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH couronnement

Nearest frequency peer: couronnement (-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 « coûteuse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « coûteuse » 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).

coûteuse vs couture
63% similar
coûteuse vs coutume
63% similar
coûteuse vs coûteux
75% similar

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

Key facts for coûteuse
PropertyValue
Headwordcoûteuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ku.tøz\
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,331
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « coûteuse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).coûteusese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « couronnement » (#16,330), « crosse » (#16,332), « corbeau » (#16,329). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « coûteuse » est au #16,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around coûteuse (IPA \ku.tøz\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,331 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de coûteux.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for coûteuse, with forms such as "ccoûteuse", "cotûeuse", and "couteuse". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "couture", "coutume", "coûteux", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is coûteuse, spelled C-O-Û-T-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de coûteux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La propagande antibritannique des Frères devient alors moins virulente, car trop coûteuse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoûteuse
  • cotûeuse
  • couteuse
  • coûetuse
  • coûtesue
  • coûteues
  • coûteusse
  • coûtteuse
  • coûtuese
  • cûoteuse
  • ocûteuse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coûteuse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccoûteuse1cotûeuse2couteuse1coûetuse2coûtesue2coûteues2coûteusse1coûtteuse1
Edit distance from "coûteuse"

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 "coûteuse"?
"coûteuse" is spelled C-O-Û-T-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.tøz\.
What does "coûteuse" mean?
As an adjective, "coûteuse" means: Féminin singulier de coûteux.
What words are commonly confused with "coûteuse"?
"coûteuse" is commonly confused with "couture", "coutume", "coûteux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coûteuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coûteuse" is \ku.tøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coûteuse" come from?
"coûteuse" 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 "coûteuse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

combinée#16,324civiques#16,321dispense#16,342débouché#16,345

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

cyprien11 variantsconclus11 variantschangée11 variantscentury11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list