Which to use
“coït” and “copie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- #3,245
- “copie” frequency rank
- 44968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coït | copie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accouplement sexuel. | Action de copier. |
Where the eye mixes coït and copie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. coït runs 4 letters (CVCC) against copie's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses coït with copie
A purely visual mix-up. coït (\kɔ.it\) and copie (\kɔ.pi\) 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 44968, 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\. copie is at rank #3,245, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.pi\.
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 44968, this pair ranks #206,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coït vs copie
Shared letters: co. Private to "coït": tï. Private to "copie": eip.
"coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "copie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- copie ← ccopie · coipe · copei · coppie · cpoie · ocpie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coït" for "copie" ever safe?
Which is more common, "coït" or "copie"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coït" and "copie" 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 "copie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coït" and "copie" 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 #206,435 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.