Which to use
“cock” and “cont” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,235
- “cock” frequency rank
- #44,949
- “cont” frequency rank
- 82184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cock | cont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coq, et généralement tout mâle de la famille des gallinacés. | Compte. |
Where the eye mixes cock and cont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cock and cont follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cock vs cont
A purely visual mix-up. cock (\ˈkɑːk\) 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 82184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cock is recorded at frequency rank #37,235, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɑːk\. 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 82184, this pair ranks #17,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cock vs cont
Shared letters: co. Private to "cock": k. Private to "cont": nt.
"cock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cock" for "cont" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cock" or "cont"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cock" 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 #17,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cock" 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 #17,233 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.