Which to use
“coûtant” and “cutané” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,752
- “coûtant” frequency rank
- #33,202
- “cutané” frequency rank
- 70954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coûtant | cutané |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui coûte. | Relatif à la peau. |
Where the eye mixes coûtant and cutané
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses coûtant with cutané
A purely visual mix-up. coûtant (\ku.tɑ̃\) and cutané (\ky.ta.ne\) 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 70954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coûtant is recorded at frequency rank #37,752, classified as anadj, pronounced \ku.tɑ̃\. cutané is at rank #33,202, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ky.ta.ne\.
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 70954, this pair ranks #49,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coûtant vs cutané
Shared letters: acnt. Private to "coûtant": oû. Private to "cutané": ué.
"coûtant" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "cutané" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coûtant" and "cutané" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "coûtant" or "cutané" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coûtant" and "cutané" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coûtant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cutané" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coûtant" and "cutané" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "count vs coûtant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,363 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.