Which to use
“conde” is a noun and “cont” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,341
- “conde” frequency rank
- #20,320
- “cont” frequency rank
- 58661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | cont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of conn. | Abbreviation of continue. |
Letter map: conde vs cont
Shared letters muted; letters that set conde and cont apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for conde / cont
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: conde is anoun and contaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conde is recorded at frequency rank #38,341, classified as anoun. cont is at rank #20,320, tagged as averb.
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 58661, this pair ranks #111,125 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs cont
Shared letters: cno. Private to "conde": de. Private to "cont": t.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conde" and "cont" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conde" or "cont"?
What to do next
Pair "conde" vs "cont" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "conde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,125 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conde" and "cont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs crone". 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 #111,125 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.