Which to use
“corte” and “costa” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,386
- “corte” frequency rank
- #6,385
- “costa” frequency rank
- 33771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corte | costa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cour. | Côte. |
Where the eye mixes corte and costa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses corte with costa
A purely visual mix-up. corte (\ˈkɔr.te\) and costa (\ˈko.sta\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corte is recorded at frequency rank #27,386, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɔr.te\. costa is at rank #6,385, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈko.sta\.
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 33771, this pair ranks #288,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corte vs costa
Shared letters: cot. Private to "corte": er. Private to "costa": as.
"corte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "costa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corte" and "costa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "corte" vs "costa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "corte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "costa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corte" and "costa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs corte". 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 #288,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.