Which to use
“clic” is an onomatopoeia and “coït” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,618
- “clic” frequency rank
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- 51341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clic | coït |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Onomatopée exprimant un bruit sec, un claquement. | Accouplement sexuel. |
Where the eye mixes clic and coït
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clic with coït
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: clic is \klik\ while coït is \kɔ.it\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (onomatopoeia vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clic is recorded at frequency rank #9,618, classified as anonomatopoeia, pronounced \klik\. 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 51341, this pair ranks #155,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clic vs coït
Shared letters: c. Private to "clic": il. Private to "coït": otï.
"clic" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clic ← cclic · cilc · clci · clicc · cllic · lcic
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clic" and "coït" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "clic" or "coït" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clic" 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 #155,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clic" and "coït" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coït vs coon". 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 #155,771 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.