Which to use
“coiffée” and “coincée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,374
- “coiffée” frequency rank
- #15,590
- “coincée” frequency rank
- 42964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coiffée | coincée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de coiffé. | Féminin singulier de coincé. |
Where the eye mixes coiffée and coincée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. coiffée and coincée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between coiffée and coincée
A purely visual mix-up. coiffée (\kwa.fe\) and coincée (\kwɛ̃.se\) 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 42964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coiffée is recorded at frequency rank #27,374, classified as anadj, pronounced \kwa.fe\. coincée is at rank #15,590, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kwɛ̃.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 42964, this pair ranks #221,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coiffée vs coincée
Shared letters: ceioé. Private to "coiffée": f. Private to "coincée": n.
"coiffée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "coincée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coiffée" for "coincée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "coiffée" or "coincée" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "coiffée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coincée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coiffée" and "coincée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chiffrée vs coiffée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #221,629 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.