Which to use
“coût” and “croft” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,767
- “coût” frequency rank
- #39,733
- “croft” frequency rank
- 41500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coût | croft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qu’une chose coûte ; son prix de revient. | Petite exploitation agricole clôturée, comprenant une habitation. |
Where the eye mixes coût and croft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses coût with croft
A purely visual mix-up. coût (\ku\) and croft (\kɹɒft\) 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 41500, 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\. croft is at rank #39,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɹɒft\.
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 41500, this pair ranks #232,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coût vs croft
Shared letters: cot. Private to "coût": û. Private to "croft": fr.
"coût" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "croft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- croft ← ccroft · corft · crfot · crofft · croftt · crotf · crroft · rcoft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coût" for "croft" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "coût" or "croft" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coût" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coût" and "croft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croco vs croft". 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 #232,637 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.