Which to use
“cock” and “CTC” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,235
- “cock” frequency rank
- #44,964
- “CTC” frequency rank
- 82199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cock | CTC |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coq, et généralement tout mâle de la famille des gallinacés. | Cellule tumorale circulante. |
Where the eye mixes cock and CTC
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cock runs 4 letters (CVCC) against CTC's 3 (CCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cock with CTC
A purely visual mix-up. cock (\ˈkɑːk\) and CTC (\se.te.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cock is recorded at frequency rank #37,235, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɑːk\. CTC is at rank #44,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.te.se\.
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 82199, this pair ranks #17,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cock vs CTC
Shared letters: c. Private to "cock": ko. Private to "CTC": t.
"cock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "CTC" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cock ← ccock · ccok · cocck · cockk · cokc · occk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cock" for "CTC" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cock" or "CTC"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cock" and "CTC" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CTC" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cock" and "CTC" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CTC". 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 #17,196 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.