Which to use
“capote” is a noun and “captée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,875
- “capote” frequency rank
- #39,691
- “captée” frequency rank
- 54566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capote | captée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grand vêtement de dessus auquel est adapté un capuchon. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe capter. |
Where the eye mixes capote and captée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses capote with captée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: capote is \ka.pɔt\ while captée is \kap.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capote is recorded at frequency rank #14,875, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.pɔt\. captée is at rank #39,691, tagged as averb, pronounced \kap.te\.
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 54566, this pair ranks #133,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capote vs captée
Shared letters: acept. Private to "capote": o. Private to "captée": é.
"capote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "captée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- capote ← acpote · caopte · capoet · capotte · cappote · captoe · ccapote · cpaote
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "capote" and "captée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "capote" vs "captée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "capote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "captée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capote" and "captée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captée vs cryptée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #133,159 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.