Which to use
“comité” and “corte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,088
- “comité” frequency rank
- #27,386
- “corte” frequency rank
- 28474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comité | corte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réunion de personnes commises par un groupement (assemblée, société, syndicat, etc.) pour l’examen et la préparation de certaines affaires ou pour assurer la marche de toutes les affaires concernant ce groupement. | Cour. |
Where the eye mixes comité and corte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. comité runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against corte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between comité and corte
A purely visual mix-up. comité (\kɔ.mi.te\) and corte (\ˈkɔr.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 28474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comité is recorded at frequency rank #1,088, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.mi.te\. corte is at rank #27,386, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɔr.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 28474, this pair ranks #322,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comité vs corte
Shared letters: cot. Private to "comité": imé. Private to "corte": er.
"comité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "corte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- corte ← ccorte · coret · corrte · cotre · ocrte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comité" for "corte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comité" vs "corte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comité" and "corte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs corte". 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 #322,547 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.