Which to use
“coe” and “coque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,469
- “coe” frequency rank
- #7,042
- “coque” frequency rank
- 41511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coe | coque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Queue. | Enveloppe extérieure de l’œuf. |
Letter map: coe vs coque
Shared letters muted; letters that set coe and coque apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: coe and coque
coe and coque are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coe is recorded at frequency rank #34,469, classified as anoun. coque is at rank #7,042, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔk\.
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 41511, this pair ranks #232,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coe vs coque
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "coe": -. Private to "coque": qu.
"coe" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "coque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coque ← ccoque · coqeu · coqque · couqe · cqoue · ocque
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coe" for "coque" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coe" vs "coque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "coe" and "coque".
- Full dictionary entry for "coe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coe" and "coque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coe vs conde". 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 #232,555 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.