Which to use
“chuter” and “coûtera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,090
- “chuter” frequency rank
- #14,437
- “coûtera” frequency rank
- 30527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chuter | coûtera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tomber sous l’action de son propre poids ; choir. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de coûter. |
Where the eye mixes chuter and coûtera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chuter and coûtera
A purely visual mix-up. chuter (\ʃy.te\) and coûtera (\ku.tə.ʁa\) 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 30527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chuter is recorded at frequency rank #16,090, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃy.te\. coûtera is at rank #14,437, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.tə.ʁa\.
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 30527, this pair ranks #309,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chuter vs coûtera
Shared letters: cert. Private to "chuter": hu. Private to "coûtera": aoû.
"chuter" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "coûtera" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chuter ← cchuter · chhuter · chtuer · chuetr · chuterr · chutre · chutter · cuhter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chuter" for "coûtera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chuter" vs "coûtera" - which ranks higher?
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 "chuter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coûtera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chuter" and "coûtera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courra vs coûtera". 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 #309,703 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.