Which to use
“conçues” is an adjective and “congés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,115
- “conçues” frequency rank
- #8,826
- “congés” frequency rank
- 23941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conçues | congés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de conçu. | Pluriel de congé. |
Where the eye mixes conçues and congés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses conçues with congés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conçues is \kɔ̃.sy\ while congés is \kɔ̃.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conçues is recorded at frequency rank #15,115, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.sy\. congés is at rank #8,826, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒe\.
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 23941, this pair ranks #349,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conçues vs congés
Shared letters: cnos. Private to "conçues": euç. Private to "congés": gé.
"conçues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "congés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conçues" and "congés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "conçues" or "congés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conçues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "congés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conçues" and "congés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conçues vs congres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #349,577 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.