cute

\kjut\

/\kjut\/ adj

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The verdict

“cute” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,165. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,165
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-cute · cute · French

cute · rank #23,165 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,165
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cépages

Nearest frequency peer: cépages (+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 « cute »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cute » 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).

cute vs cuve
75% similar
cute vs cuves
60% similar
cute vs cuvée
60% similar

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

Key facts for cute
PropertyValue
Headwordcute
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kjut\
Letters4
Frequency rank#23,165
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cute »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).cutese 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 « cépages » (#23,166), « créance » (#23,163), « dessinateurs » (#23,167). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cute » est au #23,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cute (IPA \kjut\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,165 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mignon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cute, with forms such as "ccute", "ctue", and "cuet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cuve", "cuves", "cuvée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is cute, spelled C-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mignon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle est ben cute ta blonde!
  2. Je croise un gars qui monte. Dans la vingtaine. Cheveux noirs longs en queue de cheval. Veste de cuir. Cute à mort. Je peux pas m'empêcher de le regarder avec intensité. Quand un gars me plaît, moi, j'hésite jamais à le lui faire savoir.

Synonyms

mignonmeugnon

This word in other languages

cute(English)encantador(Español)hübsch(Deutsch)atraente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccute
  • ctue
  • cuet
  • cutte
  • ucte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccute1ctue2cuet2cutte1ucte2
Edit distance from "cute"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deus#23,168Doha#23,175cold#23,139caps#23,128

Similar misspelling depth

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

goal5 variantsnota5 variantssaul5 variantsRocco5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list