Which to use
“coït” and “Cris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- #4,743
- “Cris” frequency rank
- 46466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coït | Cris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accouplement sexuel. | Nation amérindienne établie au Canada, du nord du Québec à l’Alberta, de la grande famille des Algonquiens. |
Where the eye mixes coït and Cris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coït vs Cris
A purely visual mix-up. coït (\kɔ.it\) and Cris (\kʁi\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46466, 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\. Cris is at rank #4,743, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁi\.
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 46466, this pair ranks #194,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coït vs Cris
Shared letters: c. Private to "coït": otï. Private to "Cris": irs.
"coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Cris" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Cris ← ccris · cirs · crris · crsi · rcis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coït" for "Cris" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coït" vs "Cris" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coït" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coït" and "Cris" 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 #194,706 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.