Which to use
“côtoie” and “côtoyer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,109
- “côtoie” frequency rank
- #20,975
- “côtoyer” frequency rank
- 41084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | côtoie | côtoyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de côtoyer. | Être côte à côte avec, marcher auprès de, quelqu'un. |
Where the eye mixes côtoie and côtoyer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. côtoie (\ko.twa\) and côtoyer (\ko.twa.je\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
côtoie is recorded at frequency rank #20,109, classified as averb, pronounced \ko.twa\. côtoyer is at rank #20,975, tagged as averb, pronounced \ko.twa.je\.
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 41084, this pair ranks #235,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of côtoie vs côtoyer
Shared letters: ceotô. Private to "côtoie": i. Private to "côtoyer": ry.
"côtoie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "côtoyer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC