Which to use
“coincer” and “conter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,520
- “coincer” frequency rank
- #30,538
- “conter” frequency rank
- 55058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coincer | conter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enfoncer des coins pour écarter, fendre. | Exposer par un récit. Il se dit principalement de récits que l’on fait dans la conversation. |
Where the eye mixes coincer and conter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses coincer with conter
A purely visual mix-up. coincer (\kwɛ̃.se\) and conter (\kɔ̃.te\) 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 55058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coincer is recorded at frequency rank #24,520, classified as averb, pronounced \kwɛ̃.se\. conter is at rank #30,538, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.te\.
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 55058, this pair ranks #129,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coincer vs conter
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "coincer": i. Private to "conter": t.
"coincer" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "conter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coincer" for "conter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coincer" vs "conter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coincer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coincer" and "conter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs conter". 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 #129,932 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.