Which to use
“coûte” and “couvre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,915
- “coûte” frequency rank
- #3,746
- “couvre” frequency rank
- 6661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coûte | couvre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de coûter. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de couvrir. |
Where the eye mixes coûte and couvre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coûte and couvre
A purely visual mix-up. coûte (\kut\) and couvre (\kuvʁ\) 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 6661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coûte is recorded at frequency rank #2,915, classified as averb, pronounced \kut\. couvre is at rank #3,746, tagged as averb, pronounced \kuvʁ\.
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 6661, this pair ranks #425,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coûte vs couvre
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "coûte": tû. Private to "couvre": ruv.
"coûte" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "couvre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- couvre ← ccouvre · courve · couver · couvrre · couvvre · covure · cuovre · ocuvre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coûte" and "couvre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coûte" vs "couvre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coûte" and "couvre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coûte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couvre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coûte" and "couvre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coupa vs coûte". 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 #425,601 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.