Which to use
“citée” and “coter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,448
- “citée” frequency rank
- #37,252
- “coter” frequency rank
- 46700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | citée | coter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe citer. | Marquer suivant l’ordre des lettres ou des nombres, numéroter. |
Where the eye mixes citée and coter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. citée (CVCVV) and coter (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses citée with coter
A purely visual mix-up. citée (\si.te\) and coter (\kɔ.te\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
citée is recorded at frequency rank #9,448, classified as averb, pronounced \si.te\. coter is at rank #37,252, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.te\.
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 46700, this pair ranks #192,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of citée vs coter
Shared letters: cet. Private to "citée": ié. Private to "coter": or.
"citée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "coter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coter ← ccoter · coetr · coterr · cotter · ctoer · octer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "citée" and "coter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "citée" or "coter"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "citée" and "coter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "citée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "citée" and "coter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "citera vs coter". 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 #192,829 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.