Which to use
“commons” and “comptons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,806
- “commons” frequency rank
- #21,268
- “comptons” frequency rank
- 45074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commons | comptons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe commer. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de compter. |
Where the eye mixes commons and comptons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between commons and comptons
A purely visual mix-up. commons (\kɔ.mɔ̃\) and comptons (\kɔ̃.tɔ̃\) 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 45074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commons is recorded at frequency rank #23,806, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɔ̃\. comptons is at rank #21,268, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tɔ̃\.
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 45074, this pair ranks #205,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commons vs comptons
Shared letters: cmnos. Private to "commons": -. Private to "comptons": pt.
"commons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "comptons" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "commons" for "comptons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "commons" vs "comptons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "commons" and "comptons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "commons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comptons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commons" and "comptons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commons vs compos". 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 #205,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.