Which to use
“coauteur” and “conteur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,710
- “coauteur” frequency rank
- #23,152
- “conteur” frequency rank
- 61862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coauteur | conteur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Auteur d’un ouvrage écrit en collaboration. | Celui qui écrit ou raconte des contes. |
Where the eye mixes coauteur and conteur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. coauteur runs 8 letters (CVVVCVVC) against conteur's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: coauteur vs conteur
A purely visual mix-up. coauteur (\kɔ.o.tœʁ\) and conteur (\kɔ̃.tœʁ\) 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 61862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coauteur is recorded at frequency rank #38,710, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.o.tœʁ\. conteur is at rank #23,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.tœʁ\.
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 61862, this pair ranks #90,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coauteur vs conteur
Shared letters: ceortu. Private to "coauteur": a. Private to "conteur": n.
"coauteur" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCVVC · "conteur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coauteur" and "conteur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coauteur" vs "conteur" - 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 "coauteur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conteur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coauteur" and "conteur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coadjuteur vs coauteur". 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 #90,040 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.