Which to use
“censé” and “cons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,595
- “censé” frequency rank
- #3,243
- “cons” frequency rank
- 6838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censé | cons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Supposé, réputé, considéré (comme). | Masculin pluriel de con. |
Where the eye mixes censé and cons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses censé with cons
A purely visual mix-up. censé (\sɑ̃.se\) and cons (\kɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censé is recorded at frequency rank #3,595, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.se\. cons is at rank #3,243, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃\.
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 6838, this pair ranks #425,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of censé vs cons
Shared letters: cns. Private to "censé": eé. Private to "cons": o.
"censé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cons ← ccons · cnos · conns · conss · cosn · ocns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "censé" and "cons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "censé" vs "cons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "censé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censé" and "cons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "censé vs conde". 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 #425,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.