Which to use
“conte” and “contest” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,860
- “conte” frequency rank
- #12,477
- “contest” frequency rank
- 49337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conte | contest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Graf | Wettkampf, Match |
Letter map: conte vs contest
Shared letters muted; letters that set conte and contest apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: conte and contest
conte and contest are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “conte” sits inside “contest”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conte is recorded at frequency rank #36,860, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. contest is at rank #12,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kəntest].
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 49337, this pair ranks #1,215,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conte vs contest
Shared letters: cenot. Private to "conte": -. Private to "contest": s.
"conte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "contest" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conte" and "contest" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "conte" or "contest" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "conte" and "contest".
- Full dictionary entry for "conte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,215,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conte" and "contest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conte vs puzzles". 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 #1,215,283 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.