Which to use
“cotte” and “cuite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,365
- “cotte” frequency rank
- #9,301
- “cuite” frequency rank
- 52666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cotte | cuite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jupe. | Sorte de cuisson donnée à la porcelaine, aux briques, au plâtre, etc. |
Where the eye mixes cotte and cuite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cotte (CVCCV) and cuite (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: cotte vs cuite
A purely visual mix-up. cotte (\kɔt\) and cuite (\kɥit\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cotte is recorded at frequency rank #43,365, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔt\. cuite is at rank #9,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥit\.
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 52666, this pair ranks #146,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cotte vs cuite
Shared letters: cet. Private to "cotte": o. Private to "cuite": iu.
"cotte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cuite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cotte" for "cuite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cotte" vs "cuite" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cotte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cotte" and "cuite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cosette vs cotte". 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 #146,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.