Which to use
“cuisse” and “cuite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,462
- “cuisse” frequency rank
- #9,301
- “cuite” frequency rank
- 18763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuisse | cuite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie du membre inférieur allant de la hanche au genou. | Sorte de cuisson donnée à la porcelaine, aux briques, au plâtre, etc. |
Where the eye mixes cuisse and cuite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cuisse vs cuite
A purely visual mix-up. cuisse (\kɥis\) and cuite (\kɥit\) 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 18763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuisse is recorded at frequency rank #9,462, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɥis\. cuite is at rank #9,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥit\.
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 18763, this pair ranks #376,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cuisse vs cuite
Shared letters: ceiu. Private to "cuisse": s. Private to "cuite": t.
"cuisse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "cuite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cuisse" and "cuite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cuisse" or "cuite"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuisse" and "cuite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuite vs cupide". 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 #376,688 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.