Which to use
“chute” and “coût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,904
- “chute” frequency rank
- #1,767
- “coût” frequency rank
- 3671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chute | coût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fait de choir, de tomber ou de se détacher d’un tout ; le mouvement ou l’action correspondante. | Ce qu’une chose coûte ; son prix de revient. |
Where the eye mixes chute and coût
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chute and coût
A purely visual mix-up. chute (\ʃyt\) and coût (\ku\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chute is recorded at frequency rank #1,904, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃyt\. coût is at rank #1,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku\.
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 3671, this pair ranks #433,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chute vs coût
Shared letters: ct. Private to "chute": ehu. Private to "coût": oû.
"chute" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "coût" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chute ← cchute · chhute · chtue · chuet · chutte · cuhte · hcute
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chute" and "coût" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "chute" or "coût" show up more?
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 "chute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coût" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #433,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chute" and "coût" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coupa vs coût". 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 #433,450 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.