Which to use
“compagnes” and “comptines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,292
- “compagnes” frequency rank
- #48,418
- “comptines” frequency rank
- 77710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compagnes | comptines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de compagne. | Pluriel de comptine. |
Where the eye mixes compagnes and comptines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: compagnes vs comptines
A purely visual mix-up. compagnes (\kɔ̃.paɲ\) and comptines (\kɔ̃.tin\) 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 77710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compagnes is recorded at frequency rank #29,292, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.paɲ\. comptines is at rank #48,418, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.tin\.
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 77710, this pair ranks #27,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of compagnes vs comptines
Shared letters: cemnops. Private to "compagnes": ag. Private to "comptines": it.
"compagnes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "comptines" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compagnes" and "comptines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "compagnes" vs "comptines" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "compagnes" and "comptines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compagnes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comptines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compagnes" and "comptines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comptées vs comptines". 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 #27,637 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.