Which to use
“capter” and “coûter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,009
- “capter” frequency rank
- #8,089
- “coûter” frequency rank
- 19098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capter | coûter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chercher à obtenir quelque chose, ou à gagner quelqu’un par voie d’insinuation. | Valoir tel ou tel prix d’achat. |
Where the eye mixes capter and coûter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between capter and coûter
A purely visual mix-up. capter (\kap.te\) and coûter (\ku.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capter is recorded at frequency rank #11,009, classified as averb, pronounced \kap.te\. coûter is at rank #8,089, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.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 19098, this pair ranks #375,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of capter vs coûter
Shared letters: cert. Private to "capter": ap. Private to "coûter": oû.
"capter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coûter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- capter ← acpter · capetr · cappter · capterr · captre · captter · catper · ccapter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "capter" and "coûter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "capter" or "coûter"?
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 "capter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coûter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capter" and "coûter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capter vs carrer". 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 #375,021 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.