Which to use
“comtés” and “cotte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,441
- “comtés” frequency rank
- #43,365
- “cotte” frequency rank
- 61806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comtés | cotte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de comté. | Jupe. |
Where the eye mixes comtés and cotte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. comtés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against cotte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between comtés and cotte
A purely visual mix-up. comtés (\kɔ̃.te\) and cotte (\kɔt\) 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 61806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comtés is recorded at frequency rank #18,441, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.te\. cotte is at rank #43,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔt\.
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 61806, this pair ranks #90,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comtés vs cotte
Shared letters: cot. Private to "comtés": msé. Private to "cotte": e.
"comtés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cotte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cotte ← ccotte · cotet · ctote · octte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comtés" for "cotte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "comtés" or "cotte"?
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 "comtés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cotte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comtés" and "cotte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cosette vs cotte". 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 #90,325 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.