Which to use
“comptes” and “coyotes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,251
- “comptes” frequency rank
- #30,964
- “coyotes” frequency rank
- 32215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comptes | coyotes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de compte. | Pluriel de coyote. |
Where the eye mixes comptes and coyotes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comptes vs coyotes
A purely visual mix-up. comptes (\kɔ̃t\) and coyotes (\kɔ.jɔt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comptes is recorded at frequency rank #1,251, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\. coyotes is at rank #30,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.jɔt\.
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 32215, this pair ranks #298,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comptes vs coyotes
Shared letters: ceost. Private to "comptes": mp. Private to "coyotes": y.
"comptes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "coyotes" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comptes" and "coyotes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "comptes" or "coyotes" show up more?
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 "comptes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coyotes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comptes" and "coyotes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocottes vs coyotes". 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 #298,744 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.