Which to use
“coyote” and “crypte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,024
- “coyote” frequency rank
- #23,160
- “crypte” frequency rank
- 50184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coyote | crypte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mammifère carnivore de la famille des canidés (Canis latrans), originaire d’Amérique du Nord, qui ressemble à un petit loup. | Église souterraine où l’on a quelquefois enterré les morts. |
Where the eye mixes coyote and crypte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coyote and crypte
A purely visual mix-up. coyote (\kɔ.jɔt\) and crypte (\kʁipt\) 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 50184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coyote is recorded at frequency rank #27,024, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.jɔt\. crypte is at rank #23,160, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁipt\.
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 50184, this pair ranks #164,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coyote vs crypte
Shared letters: cety. Private to "coyote": o. Private to "crypte": pr.
"coyote" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV · "crypte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coyote" for "crypte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coyote" vs "crypte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coyote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crypte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coyote" and "crypte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cooke vs coyote". 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 #164,631 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.