# coal vs côte

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### coal
*noun · IPA \kəʊl\ · frequency rank #43,849*
Braise (hot coals).

### côte
*noun · IPA \kot\ · frequency rank #1,288*
Chacun des os qui forment la cage thoracique.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/coal-vs-cote