connus

\kɔ.ny\

/\kɔ.ny\/ adj

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The verdict

“connus” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,914. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,914
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de connu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-connus · connus · French

connus · rank #2,914 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,914
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH conneries

Nearest frequency peer: conneries (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « connus »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « connus » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

connus vs cons
67% similar
connus vs cous
67% similar
connus vs cornu
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for connus
PropertyValue
Headwordconnus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ.ny\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,914
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « connus »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.connusse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « conneries » (#2,913), « coûte » (#2,915), « comparaison » (#2,912). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « connus » est au #2,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around connus (IPA \kɔ.ny\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,914 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de connu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for connus, with forms such as "cconnus", "cnonus", and "connsu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cons", "cous", "cornu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is connus, spelled C-O-N-N-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de connu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how connus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La décoration également, raffinée et l’atmosphère y est conviviale autour de cocktails connus et reconnus comme un dry Martini, un daïquiri, une margarita, un bloody-mary, un cuba-libre, une piña-colada…, mais aussi des cocktails sans alcool, un apéritif classique avec une très intéressante carte de whiskies et de champagnes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconnus
  • cnonus
  • connsu
  • connuss
  • conuns
  • conus
  • ocnnus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of connus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconnus1cnonus2connsu2connuss1conuns2conus1ocnnus2
Edit distance from "connus"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "connus"?
"connus" is spelled C-O-N-N-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ny\.
What does "connus" mean?
As an adjective, "connus" means: Masculin pluriel de connu.
What words are commonly confused with "connus"?
"connus" is commonly confused with "cons", "cous", "cornu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "connus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "connus" is \kɔ.ny\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "connus" come from?
"connus" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "connus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

crimes#2,916bourse#2,910baiser#2,909douche#2,920

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

coûte7 variantsrepos7 variantsoffres7 variantstests7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list