Which to use
“cotées” and “côtières” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,817
- “cotées” frequency rank
- #25,613
- “côtières” frequency rank
- 49430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cotées | côtières |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de coté. | Féminin pluriel de côtier. |
Where the eye mixes cotées and côtières
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cotées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against côtières's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cotées with côtières
A purely visual mix-up. cotées (\kɔ.te\) and côtières (\ko.tjɛʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49430, 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\. côtières is at rank #25,613, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ko.tjɛʁ\.
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 49430, this pair ranks #170,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cotées vs côtières
Shared letters: cest. Private to "cotées": oé. Private to "côtières": irèô.
"cotées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "côtières" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cotées" and "côtières" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cotées" vs "côtières" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cotées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "côtières" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cotées" and "côtières" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comptées vs cotées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #170,747 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.