cotéesvscoterWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cotées is a adjective, coter is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cotées” is an adjective and “coter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,817
“cotées” frequency rank
#37,252
“coter” frequency rank
61069
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cotées coter
Definition Féminin pluriel de coté. Marquer suivant l’ordre des lettres ou des nombres, numéroter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cotées and coter apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
cotées
5 ch
coter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cotées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cotées is recorded at frequency rank #23,817, 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 61069, this pair ranks #94,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cotées vs coter

Shared letters: ceot. Private to "cotées": . Private to "coter": r.

"cotées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "coter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coterccoter · coetr · coterr · cotter · ctoer · octer

Frequency comparison

cotées#23,817
coter#37,252

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cotées" and "coter" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cotées" is an adjective and "coter" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cotées" or "coter"?
"cotées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,817 in our French list, against #37,252 for "coter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cotées vs coter

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “cotées”; for a verb, it's “coter”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cotées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list