Which to use
“cotées” and “côtier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,817
- “cotées” frequency rank
- #31,912
- “côtier” frequency rank
- 55729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cotées | côtier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de coté. | Relatif à, ou qui a la connaissance, la pratique d’une côte, des côtes du bord de la mer. |
Where the eye mixes cotées and côtier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cotées and côtier follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cotées with côtier
A purely visual mix-up. cotées (\kɔ.te\) and côtier (\ko.tje\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55729, 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\. côtier is at rank #31,912, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ko.tje\.
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 55729, this pair ranks #125,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cotées vs côtier
Shared letters: cet. Private to "cotées": osé. Private to "côtier": irô.
"cotées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "côtier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cotées" for "côtier" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cotées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "côtier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cotées" and "côtier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copiée vs côtier". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #125,585 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.