compteravscomptezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“comptera” and “comptez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,941
“comptera” frequency rank
#10,472
“comptez” frequency rank
36413
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comptera comptez
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de compter. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de compter.

Where the eye mixes comptera and comptez

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

8 ch
comptera
7 ch
comptez

Visual trap between comptera and comptez

A purely visual mix-up. comptera (\kɔ̃.tə.ʁa\) and comptez (\kɔ̃.te\) 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 36413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comptera is recorded at frequency rank #25,941, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tə.ʁa\. comptez is at rank #10,472, 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 36413, this pair ranks #269,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comptera vs comptez

Shared letters: cemopt. Private to "comptera": ar. Private to "comptez": z.

"comptera" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "comptez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compteraccomptera · cmoptera · commptera · competra · compptera · comptear · compterra · comptrea
  • comptezccomptez · cmoptez · commptez · competz · compptez · comptezz · compttez · comptze

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "comptera" and "comptez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.tə.ʁa\ versus \kɔ̃.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comptera" or "comptez"?
"comptez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,472 in our French list, against #25,941 for "comptera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comptera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comptez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #269,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comptera" and "comptez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comptées vs comptera". 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 #269,795 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