continued

\kənˈtɪn.juːd\

/\kənˈtɪn.juːd\/ verb

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The verdict

“continued” is uncommon French (frequency #81,914 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,914
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prétérit du verbe to continue.

Key facts for continued
PropertyValue
Headwordcontinued
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kənˈtɪn.juːd\
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,914
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “continued” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). continued lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

continued is uncommon French at frequency #81,914 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \kənˈtɪn.juːd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for continued in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is continued, spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-U-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prétérit du verbe to continue.
  2. 2
    Participe passé du verbe to continue.

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 "continued"?
"continued" is spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-U-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is \kənˈtɪn.juːd\.
What does "continued" mean?
As a verb, "continued" means: Prétérit du verbe to continue.
How do you pronounce "continued"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "continued" is \kənˈtɪn.juːd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "continued" come from?
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Using “continued”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-T-I-N-U-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kənˈtɪn.juːd\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list