Which to use
“écoutes” and “escortes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,772
- “écoutes” frequency rank
- #45,021
- “escortes” frequency rank
- 51793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écoutes | escortes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de écoute. | Pluriel de escorte. |
Where the eye mixes écoutes and escortes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. écoutes runs 7 letters (VCVVCVC) against escortes's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between écoutes and escortes
A purely visual mix-up. écoutes (\e.kut\) and escortes (\ɛs.kɔʁt\) 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 51793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écoutes is recorded at frequency rank #6,772, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.kut\. escortes is at rank #45,021, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.kɔʁt\.
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 51793, this pair ranks #152,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écoutes vs escortes
Shared letters: ceost. Private to "écoutes": ué. Private to "escortes": r.
"écoutes" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "escortes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- escortes ← ecsortes · esccortes · escorets · escorrtes · escortess · escortse · escorttes · escotres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écoutes" and "escortes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "écoutes" vs "escortes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "écoutes" and "escortes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "écoutes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escortes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écoutes" and "escortes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escortes vs exportés". 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 #152,437 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.