Which to use
“clin” and “coït” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,619
- “clin” frequency rank
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- 51342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clin | coït |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clignement. | Accouplement sexuel. |
Where the eye mixes clin and coït
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. clin (CCVC) and coït (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between clin and coït
A purely visual mix-up. clin (\klɛ̃\) and coït (\kɔ.it\) 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 51342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clin is recorded at frequency rank #9,619, classified as anoun, pronounced \klɛ̃\. 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 51342, this pair ranks #155,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clin vs coït
Shared letters: c. Private to "clin": iln. Private to "coït": otï.
"clin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clin ← cclin · ciln · clinn · cllin · clni · lcin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clin" for "coït" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clin" vs "coït" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clin" 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 #155,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clin" 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 #155,762 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.