Which to use
“côtoie” and “croie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,109
- “côtoie” frequency rank
- #23,159
- “croie” frequency rank
- 43268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | côtoie | croie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de côtoyer. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de croire. |
Where the eye mixes côtoie and croie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. côtoie (\ko.twa\) and croie (\kʁwa\) 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 43268, 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\. croie is at rank #23,159, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa\.
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 43268, this pair ranks #219,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of côtoie vs croie
Shared letters: ceio. Private to "côtoie": tô. Private to "croie": r.
"côtoie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "croie" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- croie ← ccroie · corie · crioe · croei · crroie · rcoie