Which to use
“coït” and “copy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- #43,360
- “copy” frequency rank
- 85083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coït | copy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accouplement sexuel. | Copie. |
Where the eye mixes coït and copy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. coït (CVCC) and copy (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between coït and copy
A purely visual mix-up. coït (\kɔ.it\) and copy (\ˈkɒp.i\) 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 85083, 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\. copy is at rank #43,360, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɒp.i\.
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 85083, this pair ranks #11,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coït vs copy
Shared letters: co. Private to "coït": tï. Private to "copy": py.
"coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "copy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- copy ← ccopy · coppy · copyy · coyp · cpoy · ocpy
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coït" and "copy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coït" or "copy"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coït" and "copy" 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 "copy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coït" and "copy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copy vs coupa". 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 #11,905 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.