Which to use
“coins” and “coït” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,842
- “coins” frequency rank
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- 47565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coins | coït |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coin. | Accouplement sexuel. |
Where the eye mixes coins and coït
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. coins runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against coït's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coins and coït
A purely visual mix-up. coins (\kwɛ̃\) and coït (\kɔ.it\) 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 47565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coins is recorded at frequency rank #5,842, classified as anoun, pronounced \kwɛ̃\. coït is at rank #41,723, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.it\.
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 47565, this pair ranks #185,947 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coins vs coït
Shared letters: co. Private to "coins": ins. Private to "coït": tï.
"coins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coins ← ccoins · cions · coinns · coinss · coisn · conis · ocins
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coins" and "coït" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coins" vs "coït" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coins" and "coït" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coït" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,947 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coins" and "coït" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coït vs coon". 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 #185,947 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.