Which to use
“con” and “conti” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,056
- “con” frequency rank
- #21,580
- “conti” frequency rank
- 22636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | con | conti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sexe de la femme. | Pluriel de conto. |
Where the eye mixes con and conti
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between con and conti
A purely visual mix-up. con (\kɔ̃\) and conti (\ˈkon.ti\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “con” sits inside “conti”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
con is recorded at frequency rank #1,056, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃\. conti is at rank #21,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkon.ti\.
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 22636, this pair ranks #356,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of con vs conti
Shared letters: cno. Private to "con": -. Private to "conti": it.
"con" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "conti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conti ← cconti · cnoti · conit · connti · contti · cotni · ocnti
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "con" for "conti" ever safe?
Frequency check: "con" vs "conti" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "con" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "con" and "conti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs conti". 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 #356,913 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.