Which to use
“coït” and “comte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- #1,947
- “comte” frequency rank
- 43670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coït | comte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accouplement sexuel. | Dignitaire des derniers temps de l’empire romain et du bas-empire. |
Where the eye mixes coït and comte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coït vs comte
A purely visual mix-up. coït (\kɔ.it\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43670, 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\. 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 43670, this pair ranks #216,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coït vs comte
Shared letters: cot. Private to "coït": ï. Private to "comte": em.
"coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "comte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comte ← ccomte · cmote · comet · commte · comtte · cotme · ocmte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coït" and "comte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coït" vs "comte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "coït" and "comte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coït" 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 #216,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coït" and "comte" 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 #216,321 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.