Which to use
“cont” and “coût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,949
- “cont” frequency rank
- #1,767
- “coût” frequency rank
- 46716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cont | coût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Compte. | Ce qu’une chose coûte ; son prix de revient. |
Where the eye mixes cont and coût
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cont vs coût
A purely visual mix-up. cont (\ˈkont\) and coût (\ku\) 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 a single letter - n in “cont” becomes û in “coût”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cont is recorded at frequency rank #44,949, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkont\. coût is at rank #1,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku\.
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 46716, this pair ranks #192,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cont vs coût
Shared letters: cot. Private to "cont": n. Private to "coût": û.
"cont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "coût" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cont ← ccont · cnot · connt · contt · cotn · ocnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cont" and "coût" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cont" or "coût" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cont" and "coût" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coût" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cont" and "coût" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs cont". 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 #192,691 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.