Which to use
“cont” is a verb and “counts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,320
- “cont” frequency rank
- #4,436
- “counts” frequency rank
- 24756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cont | counts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of continue. | plural of count |
Letter map: cont vs counts
Shared letters muted; letters that set cont and counts apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - cont and counts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cont is averb and countsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cont is recorded at frequency rank #20,320, classified as averb. counts is at rank #4,436, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kaʊnts/.
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 24756, this pair ranks #399,558 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cont vs counts
Shared letters: cnot. Private to "cont": -. Private to "counts": su.
"cont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "counts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cont" and "counts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "cont" or "counts" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cont" and "counts".
- Full dictionary entry for "cont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "counts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,558 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cont" and "counts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cont vs Croat". 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 #399,558 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.