Which to use
“con” and “cosa” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,056
- “con” frequency rank
- #46,679
- “cosa” frequency rank
- 47735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | con | cosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sexe de la femme. | Variante du IXᵉ siècle de chose. |
Where the eye mixes con and cosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses con with cosa
A purely visual mix-up. con (\kɔ̃\) and cosa (\ˈkɔza ~ˈkɔzə\) 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 47735, 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\. cosa is at rank #46,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɔza ~ˈkɔzə\.
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 47735, this pair ranks #184,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of con vs cosa
Shared letters: co. Private to "con": n. Private to "cosa": as.
"con" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "cosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cosa ← ccosa · coas · cossa · csoa · ocsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "con" and "cosa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "con" or "cosa" show up more?
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 "cosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "con" and "cosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cosa vs coupa". 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 #184,545 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.