Which to use
“cocottes” and “coyotes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,660
- “cocottes” frequency rank
- #30,964
- “coyotes” frequency rank
- 77624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocottes | coyotes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cocotte. | Pluriel de coyote. |
Where the eye mixes cocottes and coyotes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cocottes runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against coyotes's 7 (CVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cocottes vs coyotes
A purely visual mix-up. cocottes (\kɔ.kɔt\) and coyotes (\kɔ.jɔt\) 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 77624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cocottes is recorded at frequency rank #46,660, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.kɔt\. coyotes is at rank #30,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.jɔt\.
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 77624, this pair ranks #27,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cocottes vs coyotes
Shared letters: ceost. Private to "cocottes": -. Private to "coyotes": y.
"cocottes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "coyotes" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cocottes" for "coyotes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cocottes" or "coyotes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocottes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coyotes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocottes" and "coyotes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocotier vs cocottes". 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 #27,850 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.