Which to use
“compris” is an adjective and “comptes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #447
- “compris” frequency rank
- #1,251
- “comptes” frequency rank
- 1698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compris | comptes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contenu dans quelque chose. | Pluriel de compte. |
Where the eye mixes compris and comptes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses compris with comptes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compris is \kɔ̃.pʁi\ while comptes is \kɔ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compris is recorded at frequency rank #447, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.pʁi\. 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 1698, this pair ranks #437,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compris vs comptes
Shared letters: cmops. Private to "compris": ir. Private to "comptes": et.
"compris" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "comptes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compris" and "comptes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "compris" or "comptes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "compris" and "comptes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compris" 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 #437,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compris" and "comptes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comptées vs comptes". 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 #437,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.