Which to use
“contagion” and “cotation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,894
- “contagion” frequency rank
- #27,757
- “cotation” frequency rank
- 49651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contagion | cotation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propagation d’une maladie transmissible par un contact direct ou différé, infection, contamination. | Opération de détermination de la valeur estimée d’un objet. → voir échelle de cotation et système de cotation |
Where the eye mixes contagion and cotation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between contagion and cotation
A purely visual mix-up. contagion (\kɔ̃.ta.ʒjɔ̃\) and cotation (\kɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\) 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 49651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contagion is recorded at frequency rank #21,894, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ta.ʒjɔ̃\. cotation is at rank #27,757, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\.
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 49651, this pair ranks #168,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contagion vs cotation
Shared letters: acinot. Private to "contagion": g. Private to "cotation": -.
"contagion" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "cotation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contagion" and "cotation" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contagion" or "cotation"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contagion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cotation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contagion" and "cotation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cooptation vs cotation". 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 #168,909 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.