Which to use
“casques” and “conques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,537
- “casques” frequency rank
- #44,390
- “conques” frequency rank
- 55927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casques | conques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de casque. | Pluriel de conque. |
Where the eye mixes casques and conques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between casques and conques
A purely visual mix-up. casques (\kask\) and conques (\kɔ̃k\) 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 55927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casques is recorded at frequency rank #11,537, classified as anoun, pronounced \kask\. conques is at rank #44,390, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃k\.
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 55927, this pair ranks #124,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casques vs conques
Shared letters: ceqsu. Private to "casques": a. Private to "conques": no.
"casques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "conques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casques" and "conques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "casques" vs "conques" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "casques" and "conques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "casques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casques" and "conques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congres vs conques". 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 #124,299 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.