Which to use
“corte” and “cotte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,386
- “corte” frequency rank
- #43,365
- “cotte” frequency rank
- 70751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corte | cotte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cour. | Jupe. |
Where the eye mixes corte and cotte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. corte and cotte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: corte vs cotte
A purely visual mix-up. corte (\ˈkɔr.te\) and cotte (\kɔt\) 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 - r in “corte” becomes t in “cotte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70751, 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\. cotte is at rank #43,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔt\.
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 70751, this pair ranks #50,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of corte vs cotte
Shared letters: ceot. Private to "corte": r. Private to "cotte": -.
"corte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cotte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "corte" and "cotte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "corte" vs "cotte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "corte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cotte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corte" and "cotte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cosette vs cotte". 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 #50,161 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.