Which to use
“clone” and “cont” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,481
- “clone” frequency rank
- #44,949
- “cont” frequency rank
- 64430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clone | cont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des êtres vivants issus, par voie asexuée, d’un seul individu et possédant son patrimoine génétique. | Compte. |
Where the eye mixes clone and cont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clone vs cont
A purely visual mix-up. clone (\klon\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clone is recorded at frequency rank #19,481, classified as anoun, pronounced \klon\. 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 64430, this pair ranks #77,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clone vs cont
Shared letters: cno. Private to "clone": el. Private to "cont": t.
"clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clone" and "cont" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "clone" vs "cont" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clone" 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 #77,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clone" 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 #77,122 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.