Which to use
“CFDT” and “coït” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,567
- “CFDT” frequency rank
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- 58290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CFDT | coït |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Confédération française démocratique du travail, centrale syndicale française créée en 1964. | Accouplement sexuel. |
Where the eye mixes CFDT and coït
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. CFDT (CCCC) and coït (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between CFDT and coït
A purely visual mix-up. CFDT (\se.ɛf.de.te\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CFDT is recorded at frequency rank #16,567, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛf.de.te\. 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 58290, this pair ranks #109,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of CFDT vs coït
Shared letters: ct. Private to "CFDT": df. Private to "coït": oï.
"CFDT" · 4 letters · shape CCCC · "coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- CFDT ← ccfdt · cdft · cfddt · cfdtt · cffdt · cftd · fcdt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "CFDT" and "coït" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "CFDT" vs "coït" - 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 "CFDT" 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 #109,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CFDT" and "coït" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coït vs coon". 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 #109,919 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.