Which to use
“comptées” is a noun and “conter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,419
- “comptées” frequency rank
- #30,538
- “conter” frequency rank
- 78957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comptées | conter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de comptée. | Exposer par un récit. Il se dit principalement de récits que l’on fait dans la conversation. |
Same sound, different letters: comptées vs conter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. comptées runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against conter's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - comptées / conter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: comptées and conter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comptées is recorded at frequency rank #48,419, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.te\. 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 78957, this pair ranks #24,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comptées vs conter
Shared letters: ceot. Private to "comptées": mpsé. Private to "conter": nr.
"comptées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "conter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conter ← cconter · cnoter · conetr · connter · contter · cotner · ocnter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comptées" for "conter" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "comptées" or "conter" show up more?
Useful next steps
"comptées" and "conter" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "comptées" 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 #24,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comptées" and "conter" 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 #24,426 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.