Which to use
“coït” and “coms” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- #36,773
- “coms” frequency rank
- 78496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coït | coms |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accouplement sexuel. | Abréviation populaire de commissions. |
Where the eye mixes coït and coms
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. coït and coms follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: coït vs coms
A purely visual mix-up. coït (\kɔ.it\) and coms (\kɔm\) 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 78496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coït is recorded at frequency rank #41,723, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.it\. coms is at rank #36,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔm\.
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 78496, this pair ranks #25,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coït vs coms
Shared letters: co. Private to "coït": tï. Private to "coms": ms.
"coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "coms" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coms ← ccoms · cmos · comms · comss · cosm · ocms
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coït" and "coms" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "coït" or "coms" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coït" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coms" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coït" and "coms" 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 #25,582 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.