Which to use
“cosy” and “CSV” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,722
- “cosy” frequency rank
- #42,263
- “CSV” frequency rank
- 83985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cosy | CSV |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enveloppe fourrée, généralement en tissu ouatiné, dont on couvre une théière, un plat ou un œuf, pour en conserver la chaleur. | Format des données dans lequel les valeurs en texte sont séparées par des virgules. |
Where the eye mixes cosy and CSV
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cosy and CSV
A purely visual mix-up. cosy (\kɔ.zi\) and CSV (\se.ɛs.ve\) 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 83985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cosy is recorded at frequency rank #41,722, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.zi\. CSV is at rank #42,263, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛs.ve\.
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 83985, this pair ranks #13,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cosy vs CSV
Shared letters: cs. Private to "cosy": oy. Private to "CSV": v.
"cosy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "CSV" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cosy ← ccosy · cossy · cosyy · coys · csoy · ocsy
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cosy" and "CSV" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cosy" vs "CSV" - 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 "cosy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CSV" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cosy" and "CSV" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CSV". 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 #13,812 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.