Which to use
“conçois” is a verb and “conçues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,952
- “conçois” frequency rank
- #15,115
- “conçues” frequency rank
- 41067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conçois | conçues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de concevoir. | Féminin pluriel de conçu. |
Where the eye mixes conçois and conçues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conçois and conçues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conçois is \kɔ̃.swa\ while conçues is \kɔ̃.sy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conçois is recorded at frequency rank #25,952, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.swa\. conçues is at rank #15,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.sy\.
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 41067, this pair ranks #235,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conçois vs conçues
Shared letters: cnosç. Private to "conçois": i. Private to "conçues": eu.
"conçois" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "conçues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "conçois" vs "conçues" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conçois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conçues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conçois" and "conçues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conçues vs congres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #235,766 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.