Which to use
“coït” and “CST” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,723
- “coït” frequency rank
- #34,048
- “CST” frequency rank
- 75771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coït | CST |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accouplement sexuel. | Cellule souche tumorale. |
Where the eye mixes coït and CST
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coït and CST
A purely visual mix-up. coït (\kɔ.it\) and CST (\se.ɛs.te\) 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 75771, 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\. CST is at rank #34,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛs.te\.
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 75771, this pair ranks #33,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coït vs CST
Shared letters: ct. Private to "coït": oï. Private to "CST": s.
"coït" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "CST" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coït" for "CST" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "coït" or "CST" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coït" and "CST" 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 "CST" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coït" and "CST" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coït vs coon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,060 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.