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“CIF” and “coït” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,228
“CIF” frequency rank
#41,723
“coït” frequency rank
88951
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature CIF coït
Definition Congé individuel de formation. Accouplement sexuel.

Letter map: CIF vs coït

Shared letters muted; letters that set CIF and coït apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. CIF runs 3 letters (CVC) against coït's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
CIF
4 ch
coït

Corpus notes: CIF and coït

CIF and coït are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

CIF is recorded at frequency rank #47,228, classified as anoun. 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 88951, this pair ranks #6,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of CIF vs coït

Shared letters: c. Private to "CIF": fi. Private to "coït": otï.

"CIF" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "CIF" for "coït" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "CIF" vs "coït" - which ranks higher?
"coït" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,723 in our French list, against #47,228 for "CIF". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "CIF" vs "coït" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "CIF" 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 #6,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "CIF" and "coït" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CIF vs ciro". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #6,348 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list