Which to use
“coupez” and “coûte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,665
- “coupez” frequency rank
- #2,915
- “coûte” frequency rank
- 20580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coupez | coûte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de couper. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de coûter. |
Where the eye mixes coupez and coûte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coupez and coûte
A purely visual mix-up. coupez (\ku.pe\) and coûte (\kut\) 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 20580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coupez is recorded at frequency rank #17,665, classified as averb, pronounced \ku.pe\. coûte is at rank #2,915, tagged as averb, pronounced \kut\.
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 20580, this pair ranks #367,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coupez vs coûte
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "coupez": puz. Private to "coûte": tû.
"coupez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "coûte" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coupez ← ccoupez · copuez · couepz · coupezz · couppez · coupze · cuopez · ocupez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coupez" for "coûte" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "coupez" or "coûte" show up more?
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 "coupez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coûte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coupez" and "coûte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coupa vs coupez". 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 #367,545 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.