Which to use
“coûts” and “croûte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,450
- “coûts” frequency rank
- #12,139
- “croûte” frequency rank
- 15589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coûts | croûte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coût. | Pellicule supérieure, extérieure et solide couvrant une partie plus molle, sur un aliment ou une planète par exemple. |
Where the eye mixes coûts and croûte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. coûts runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against croûte's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: coûts vs croûte
A purely visual mix-up. coûts (\ku\) and croûte (\kʁut\) 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 15589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coûts is recorded at frequency rank #3,450, classified as anoun, pronounced \ku\. croûte is at rank #12,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁut\.
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 15589, this pair ranks #391,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coûts vs croûte
Shared letters: cotû. Private to "coûts": s. Private to "croûte": er.
"coûts" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "croûte" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coûts" and "croûte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coûts" or "croûte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coûts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croûte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coûts" and "croûte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croce vs croûte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #391,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.