Which to use
“conde” and “cônes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,566
- “conde” frequency rank
- #26,321
- “cônes” frequency rank
- 75887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | cônes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comte. | Pluriel de cône. |
Where the eye mixes conde and cônes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. conde (CVCCV) and cônes (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: conde vs cônes
A purely visual mix-up. conde (\ˈko̞n.de̞\) and cônes (\kon\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conde is recorded at frequency rank #49,566, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈko̞n.de̞\. cônes is at rank #26,321, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kon\.
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 75887, this pair ranks #32,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs cônes
Shared letters: cen. Private to "conde": do. Private to "cônes": sô.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cônes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conde ← cconde · cnode · codne · condde · coned · connde · ocnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conde" and "cônes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conde" or "cônes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cônes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conde" and "cônes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CNE vs conde". 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 #32,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.