Which to use
“capter” and “conter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,009
- “capter” frequency rank
- #30,538
- “conter” frequency rank
- 41547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capter | conter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chercher à obtenir quelque chose, ou à gagner quelqu’un par voie d’insinuation. | Exposer par un récit. Il se dit principalement de récits que l’on fait dans la conversation. |
Where the eye mixes capter and conter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between capter and conter
A purely visual mix-up. capter (\kap.te\) and conter (\kɔ̃.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capter is recorded at frequency rank #11,009, classified as averb, pronounced \kap.te\. conter is at rank #30,538, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.te\.
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 41547, this pair ranks #232,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capter vs conter
Shared letters: cert. Private to "capter": ap. Private to "conter": no.
"capter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "conter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "capter" and "conter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "capter" vs "conter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "capter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capter" and "conter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs conter". 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 #232,307 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.