Which to use
“CFDT” and “cont” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,567
- “CFDT” frequency rank
- #44,949
- “cont” frequency rank
- 61516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CFDT | cont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Confédération française démocratique du travail, centrale syndicale française créée en 1964. | Compte. |
Where the eye mixes CFDT and cont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. CFDT (CCCC) and cont (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: CFDT vs cont
A purely visual mix-up. CFDT (\se.ɛf.de.te\) and cont (\ˈkont\) 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 61516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CFDT is recorded at frequency rank #16,567, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛf.de.te\. cont is at rank #44,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkont\.
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 61516, this pair ranks #91,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of CFDT vs cont
Shared letters: ct. Private to "CFDT": df. Private to "cont": no.
"CFDT" · 4 letters · shape CCCC · "cont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "CFDT" and "cont" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "CFDT" or "cont"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "CFDT" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CFDT" and "cont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs cont". 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 #91,829 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.