Which to use
“cohue” and “comte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,188
- “cohue” frequency rank
- #1,947
- “comte” frequency rank
- 42135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cohue | comte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom du lieu où les petites justices, dans quelques provinces, se tenaient. | Dignitaire des derniers temps de l’empire romain et du bas-empire. |
Where the eye mixes cohue and comte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cohue (CVCVV) and comte (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cohue and comte
A purely visual mix-up. cohue (\kɔ.y\) and comte (\kɔ̃t\) 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 42135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cohue is recorded at frequency rank #40,188, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.y\. comte is at rank #1,947, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\.
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 42135, this pair ranks #227,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cohue vs comte
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "cohue": hu. Private to "comte": mt.
"cohue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "comte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cohue" and "comte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cohue" or "comte"?
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 "cohue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cohue" and "comte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cohue 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 #227,959 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.