Which to use
“cc” and “co” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,839
- “cc” frequency rank
- #1,856
- “co” frequency rank
- 7695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cc | co |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Centimètre cube, cm³. | Connexion. |
Where the eye mixes cc and co
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cc with co
A purely visual mix-up. cc (\se.se\) and co (\ko\) 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 a single letter - c in “cc” becomes o in “co”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cc is recorded at frequency rank #5,839, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.se\. co is at rank #1,856, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ko\.
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 7695, this pair ranks #422,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cc vs co
Shared letters: c. Private to "cc": -. Private to "co": o.
"cc" · 2 letters · shape CC · "co" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cc" and "co" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cc" or "co" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cc" and "co" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "co" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cc" and "co" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cc vs CCE". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #422,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.