cuitevscutConfusable pair

Which to use

“cuite” and “cut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,301
“cuite” frequency rank
#17,668
“cut” frequency rank
26969
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cuite cut
Definition Sorte de cuisson donnée à la porcelaine, aux briques, au plâtre, etc. Pointage permettant de se qualifier.

Where the eye mixes cuite and cut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cuite
3 ch
cut

Look-alike desk: cuite vs cut

A purely visual mix-up. cuite (\kɥit\) and cut (\kœt\) 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 26969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cuite is recorded at frequency rank #9,301, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɥit\. cut is at rank #17,668, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kœt\.

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 26969, this pair ranks #331,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cuite vs cut

Shared letters: ctu. Private to "cuite": ei. Private to "cut": -.

"cuite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "cut" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cuiteccuite · ciute · cuiet · cuitte · cutie · ucite

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cuite" and "cut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɥit\ versus \kœt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cuite" or "cut"?
"cuite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,301 in our French list, against #17,668 for "cut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "cuite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #331,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cuite" and "cut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs cut". 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 #331,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list