Which to use
“conde” is a noun and “conter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,566
- “conde” frequency rank
- #30,538
- “conter” frequency rank
- 80104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | conter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comte. | Exposer par un récit. Il se dit principalement de récits que l’on fait dans la conversation. |
Where the eye mixes conde and conter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. conde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against conter's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: conde vs conter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conde is \ˈko̞n.de̞\ while conter is \kɔ̃.te\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80104, 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\. conter is at rank #30,538, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.te\.
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 80104, this pair ranks #21,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs conter
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "conde": d. Private to "conter": rt.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "conter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conde" and "conter" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "conde" or "conter" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "conde" and "conter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conde" and "conter" 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 #21,730 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.