Which to use
“coûtent” and “coûtera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,137
- “coûtent” frequency rank
- #14,437
- “coûtera” frequency rank
- 26574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coûtent | coûtera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe coûter. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de coûter. |
Where the eye mixes coûtent and coûtera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. coûtent (CVVCVCC) and coûtera (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: coûtent vs coûtera
A purely visual mix-up. coûtent (\kut\) and coûtera (\ku.tə.ʁa\) 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 26574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coûtent is recorded at frequency rank #12,137, classified as averb, pronounced \kut\. coûtera is at rank #14,437, tagged as averb, pronounced \ku.tə.ʁa\.
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 26574, this pair ranks #334,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coûtent vs coûtera
Shared letters: ceotû. Private to "coûtent": n. Private to "coûtera": ar.
"coûtent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "coûtera" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coûtent" and "coûtera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coûtent" or "coûtera"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coûtent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coûtera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coûtent" and "coûtera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courra vs coûtera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #334,156 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.