Which to use
“causerait” and “coûterait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,696
- “causerait” frequency rank
- #19,494
- “coûterait” frequency rank
- 59190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causerait | coûterait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent du verbe causer. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de coûter. |
Where the eye mixes causerait and coûterait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: causerait vs coûterait
A purely visual mix-up. causerait (\ko.zə.ʁɛ\) and coûterait (\ku.tə.ʁɛ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causerait is recorded at frequency rank #39,696, classified as averb, pronounced \ko.zə.ʁɛ\. coûterait is at rank #19,494, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.tə.ʁɛ\.
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 59190, this pair ranks #104,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of causerait vs coûterait
Shared letters: aceirt. Private to "causerait": su. Private to "coûterait": oû.
"causerait" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC · "coûterait" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- causerait ← acuserait · casuerait · cauesrait · causearit · causeraitt · causerati · causeriat · causerrait
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "causerait" for "coûterait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "causerait" vs "coûterait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "causerait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coûterait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causerait" and "coûterait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causerait vs causerie". 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 #104,557 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.