Which to use
“conde” and “conso” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,566
- “conde” frequency rank
- #20,967
- “conso” frequency rank
- 70533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | conso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comte. | Consommation, dans le sens de « quantité consommée ». |
Where the eye mixes conde and conso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conde and conso
A purely visual mix-up. conde (\ˈko̞n.de̞\) and conso (\kɔ̃.so\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70533, 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\. conso is at rank #20,967, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.so\.
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 70533, this pair ranks #50,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs conso
Shared letters: cno. Private to "conde": de. Private to "conso": s.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "conso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conde" and "conso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "conde" or "conso" 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 "conde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conde" and "conso" 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 #50,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.