Which to use
“cai” and “coït” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,045
- “cai” frequency rank
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- 87768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cai | coït |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bien, affaire, objet, chose, fortune. | Accouplement sexuel. |
Where the eye mixes cai and coït
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. cai runs 3 letters (CVV) against coït's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cai with coït
A purely visual mix-up. cai (\kaj\) and coït (\kɔ.it\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cai is recorded at frequency rank #46,045, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaj\. coït is at rank #41,723, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.it\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 87768, this pair ranks #7,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cai vs coït
Shared letters: c. Private to "cai": ai. Private to "coït": otï.
"cai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cai" for "coït" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cai" vs "coït" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coït" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cai" and "coït" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cai vs CCE". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,835 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.