Which to use
“coït” is a noun and “croie” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- #23,159
- “croie” frequency rank
- 64882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coït | croie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accouplement sexuel. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de croire. |
Where the eye mixes coït and croie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. coït runs 4 letters (CVCC) against croie's 5 (CCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coït and croie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coït is \kɔ.it\ while croie is \kʁwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64882, 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\. croie is at rank #23,159, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa\.
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 64882, this pair ranks #74,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coït vs croie
Shared letters: co. Private to "coït": tï. Private to "croie": eir.
"coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "croie" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- croie ← ccroie · corie · crioe · croei · crroie · rcoie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coït" and "croie" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "coït" or "croie"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coït" and "croie" 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 "croie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coït" and "croie" 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 #74,910 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.