Which to use
“convié” is a noun and “côtoie” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,299
- “convié” frequency rank
- #20,109
- “côtoie” frequency rank
- 49408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convié | côtoie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Très souvent employé comme nom avec le sens d’invité à un repas de cérémonie. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de côtoyer. |
Where the eye mixes convié and côtoie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: convié is \kɔ̃.vje\ while côtoie is \ko.twa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convié is recorded at frequency rank #29,299, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vje\. côtoie is at rank #20,109, tagged as averb, pronounced \ko.twa\.
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 49408, this pair ranks #170,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convié vs côtoie
Shared letters: cio. Private to "convié": nvé. Private to "côtoie": etô.
"convié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "côtoie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "convié" and "côtoie" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "convié" or "côtoie"?
What to do next
You've compared "convié" and "côtoie". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "convié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "côtoie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convié" and "côtoie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs convié". Nearby pair
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