Which to use
“conde” and “contes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,566
- “conde” frequency rank
- #6,803
- “contes” frequency rank
- 56369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | contes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comte. | Pluriel de conte. |
Where the eye mixes conde and contes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. conde (\ˈko̞n.de̞\) and contes (\kɔ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56369, 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\. contes is at rank #6,803, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\.
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 56369, this pair ranks #121,502 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs contes
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "conde": d. Private to "contes": st.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "contes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC