Which to use
“comptez” is a verb and “comtés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,472
- “comptez” frequency rank
- #18,441
- “comtés” frequency rank
- 28913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comptez | comtés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de compter. | Pluriel de comté. |
Same sound, different letters: comptez vs comtés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - comptez / comtés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: comptez and comtés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comptez is recorded at frequency rank #10,472, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.te\. comtés is at rank #18,441, tagged as anoun, 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 28913, this pair ranks #319,865 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comptez vs comtés
Shared letters: cmot. Private to "comptez": epz. Private to "comtés": sé.
"comptez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "comtés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comptez ← ccomptez · cmoptez · commptez · competz · compptez · comptezz · compttez · comptze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comptez" and "comtés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "comptez" vs "comtés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "comptez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comtés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,865 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comptez" and "comtés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comptées vs comtés". 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 #319,865 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.