Which to use
“chutent” and “coûtent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,210
- “chutent” frequency rank
- #12,137
- “coûtent” frequency rank
- 51347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chutent | coûtent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe chuter. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe coûter. |
Where the eye mixes chutent and coûtent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chutent (CCVCVCC) and coûtent (CVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses chutent with coûtent
A purely visual mix-up. chutent (\ʃyt\) and coûtent (\kut\) 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 51347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chutent is recorded at frequency rank #39,210, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃyt\. coûtent is at rank #12,137, tagged as averb, pronounced \kut\.
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 51347, this pair ranks #155,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chutent vs coûtent
Shared letters: cent. Private to "chutent": hu. Private to "coûtent": oû.
"chutent" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "coûtent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chutent ← cchutent · chhutent · chtuent · chuetnt · chutennt · chutentt · chutetn · chutnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chutent" and "coûtent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chutent" or "coûtent"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chutent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coûtent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chutent" and "coûtent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chient vs chutent". 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 #155,721 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.