Which to use
“crête” and “Cte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,944
- “crête” frequency rank
- #42,264
- “Cte” frequency rank
- 54208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crête | Cte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Excroissance charnue que les coqs et quelques autres gallinacés ont sur leur tête. | Comte. |
Where the eye mixes crête and Cte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. crête runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Cte's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: crête vs Cte
A purely visual mix-up. crête (\kʁɛt\) and Cte (\kɔ̃t\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crête is recorded at frequency rank #11,944, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛt\. Cte is at rank #42,264, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\.
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 54208, this pair ranks #135,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crête vs Cte
Shared letters: cet. Private to "crête": rê. Private to "Cte": -.
"crête" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Cte" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crête" for "Cte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crête" vs "Cte" - 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 "crête" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crête" and "Cte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs Cte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #135,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.