Which to use
“colères” and “cotées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,737
- “colères” frequency rank
- #23,817
- “cotées” frequency rank
- 51554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colères | cotées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de colère. | Féminin pluriel de coté. |
Where the eye mixes colères and cotées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. colères runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against cotées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: colères vs cotées
A purely visual mix-up. colères (\kɔ.lɛʁ\) and cotées (\kɔ.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 51554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colères is recorded at frequency rank #27,737, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.lɛʁ\. cotées is at rank #23,817, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.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 51554, this pair ranks #154,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colères vs cotées
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "colères": lrè. Private to "cotées": té.
"colères" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cotées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "colères" for "cotées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "colères" or "cotées"?
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 "colères" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cotées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colères" and "cotées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colères vs congres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #154,141 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.