cuite

\kɥit\

/\kɥit\/ noun

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The verdict

“cuite” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,301
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de cuisson donnée à la porcelaine, aux briques, au plâtre, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cuite · cuite · French

cuite · rank #9,301 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,301
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH crue

Nearest frequency peer: crue (-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 « cuite »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cuite » 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).

cuite vs cut
60% similar
cuite vs cure
60% similar
cuite vs cuve
60% similar

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

Key facts for cuite
PropertyValue
Headwordcuite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɥit\
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,301
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cuite »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).cuitese 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 « crue » (#9,300), « cycles » (#9,302), « cyclistes » (#9,303). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cuite » est au #9,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around cuite (IPA \kɥit\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,301 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuite, with forms such as "ccuite", "ciute", and "cuiet". 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, "cut", "cure", "cuve", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is cuite, spelled C-U-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de cuisson donnée à la porcelaine, aux briques, au plâtre, etc.
  2. 2
    Coction.
  3. 3
    Ce qu’on cuit en une fournée.
  4. 4
    Maître de cuite, celui qui dirige cette opération.
  5. 5
    Concentration d’un liquide.
  6. 6
    Petit-lait provenant de la fabrication des fromages de gruyère.
  7. 7
    Soûlerie, action de s’enivrer en buvant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La première, la seconde cuite.
  2. Celle-ci consiste à ajouter au savon une lessive salée plus concentrée que la précédente et à faire bouillir le tout pendant plusieurs heures. Cette opération porte le nom de coction ou cuite.

Synonyms

brosseracemurge

This word in other languages

borrachera(Español)Brennen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuite
  • ciute
  • cuiet
  • cuitte
  • cutie
  • ucite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuite1ciute2cuiet2cuitte1cutie2ucite2
Edit distance from "cuite"

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 "cuite"?
"cuite" is spelled C-U-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɥit\.
What does "cuite" mean?
As a noun, "cuite" means: Sorte de cuisson donnée à la porcelaine, aux briques, au plâtre, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "cuite"?
"cuite" is commonly confused with "cut", "cure", "cuve". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuite" is \kɥit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuite" come from?
"cuite" 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 "cuite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

damas#9,304bancs#9,278Assad#9,267iront#9,342

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

chaire6 variantsgrey6 variantsallume6 variantsJerry6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list