Which to use
“cotée” is an adjective and “coter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,815
- “cotée” frequency rank
- #37,252
- “coter” frequency rank
- 60067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cotée | coter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de coté. | Marquer suivant l’ordre des lettres ou des nombres, numéroter. |
Same sound, different letters: cotée vs coter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. cotée (CVCVV) and coter (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - cotée / coter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cotée and coter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cotée is recorded at frequency rank #22,815, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.te\. coter is at rank #37,252, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.te\.
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 60067, this pair ranks #99,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cotée vs coter
Shared letters: ceot. Private to "cotée": é. Private to "coter": r.
"cotée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "coter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coter ← ccoter · coetr · coterr · cotter · ctoer · octer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cotée" and "coter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cotée" vs "coter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "cotée" / "coter". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "cotée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cotée" and "coter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "citera vs coter". 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 #99,629 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.