Which to use
“coter” is a verb and “côtes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,252
- “coter” frequency rank
- #3,395
- “côtes” frequency rank
- 40647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coter | côtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marquer suivant l’ordre des lettres ou des nombres, numéroter. | Pluriel de côte. |
Where the eye mixes coter and côtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses coter with côtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coter is \kɔ.te\ while côtes is \kot\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coter is recorded at frequency rank #37,252, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.te\. côtes is at rank #3,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kot\.
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 40647, this pair ranks #239,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coter vs côtes
Shared letters: cet. Private to "coter": or. Private to "côtes": sô.
"coter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "côtes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coter ← ccoter · coetr · coterr · cotter · ctoer · octer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coter" and "côtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "coter" or "côtes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coter" and "côtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "côtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coter" and "côtes" 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 #239,006 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.