compatisvscomptesConfusable pair

Quick tell: compatis is a verb, comptes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“compatis” is a verb and “comptes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,305
“compatis” frequency rank
#1,251
“comptes” frequency rank
27556
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compatis comptes
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de compatir. Pluriel de compte.

Where the eye mixes compatis and comptes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
compatis
7 ch
comptes

Visual trap between compatis and comptes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compatis is \kɔ̃.pa.ti\ while comptes is \kɔ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compatis is recorded at frequency rank #26,305, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pa.ti\. comptes is at rank #1,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\.

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 27556, this pair ranks #328,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of compatis vs comptes

Shared letters: cmopst. Private to "compatis": ai. Private to "comptes": e.

"compatis" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "comptes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compatisccompatis · cmopatis · comaptis · commpatis · compaits · compatiss · compatsi · compattis
  • comptesccomptes · cmoptes · commptes · compets · compptes · comptess · comptse · compttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "compatis" and "comptes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "compatis" is a verb and "comptes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "compatis" or "comptes"?
"comptes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,251 in our French list, against #26,305 for "compatis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "compatis" and "comptes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compatis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comptes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #328,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compatis" and "comptes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compatir vs compatis". 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 #328,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list