Which to use
“coût” and “crit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,767
- “coût” frequency rank
- #32,770
- “crit” frequency rank
- 34537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coût | crit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qu’une chose coûte ; son prix de revient. | Cri. |
Where the eye mixes coût and crit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses coût with crit
A purely visual mix-up. coût (\ku\) and crit (\ˈkɾit\) 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 34537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coût is recorded at frequency rank #1,767, classified as anoun, pronounced \ku\. crit is at rank #32,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɾit\.
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 34537, this pair ranks #283,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coût vs crit
Shared letters: ct. Private to "coût": oû. Private to "crit": ir.
"coût" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "crit" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crit ← ccrit · cirt · critt · crrit · crti · rcit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coût" for "crit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coût" vs "crit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coût" and "crit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coût" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coût" and "crit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CIP vs crit". 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 #283,118 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.