Which to use
“comptent” is a verb and “Cte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,739
- “comptent” frequency rank
- #42,264
- “Cte” frequency rank
- 48003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comptent | Cte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de compter. | Comte. |
Same sound, different letters: comptent vs Cte
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - comptent and Cte
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: comptent and Cte carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃t\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comptent is recorded at frequency rank #5,739, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃t\. Cte is at rank #42,264, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\.
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 48003, this pair ranks #182,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comptent vs Cte
Shared letters: cet. Private to "comptent": mnop. Private to "Cte": -.
"comptent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "Cte" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comptent ← ccomptent · cmoptent · commptent · competnt · compptent · comptennt · comptentt · comptetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comptent" and "Cte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "comptent" vs "Cte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"comptent" and "Cte" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "comptent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comptent" and "Cte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs Cte". 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 #182,423 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.