Which to use
“contes” and “coyotes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,803
- “contes” frequency rank
- #30,964
- “coyotes” frequency rank
- 37767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contes | coyotes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de conte. | Pluriel de coyote. |
Where the eye mixes contes and coyotes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. contes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against coyotes's 7 (CVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between contes and coyotes
A purely visual mix-up. contes (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contes is recorded at frequency rank #6,803, 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 37767, this pair ranks #260,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contes vs coyotes
Shared letters: ceost. Private to "contes": n. Private to "coyotes": y.
"contes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coyotes" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contes" and "coyotes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contes" vs "coyotes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contes" and "coyotes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contes" 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 #260,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contes" 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 #260,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.