Which to use
“cocos” and “coûts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,696
- “cocos” frequency rank
- #3,450
- “coûts” frequency rank
- 33146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocos | coûts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coco. | Pluriel de coût. |
Where the eye mixes cocos and coûts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cocos and coûts
A purely visual mix-up. cocos (\ko.ko\) and coûts (\ku\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cocos is recorded at frequency rank #29,696, classified as anoun, pronounced \ko.ko\. coûts is at rank #3,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku\.
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 33146, this pair ranks #292,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cocos vs coûts
Shared letters: cos. Private to "cocos": -. Private to "coûts": tû.
"cocos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "coûts" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cocos ← ccocos · ccoos · coccos · cocoss · cocso · coocs · occos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cocos" and "coûts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cocos" or "coûts"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cocos" and "coûts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coûts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocos" and "coûts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocos vs croco". 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 #292,573 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.