Which to use
“conde” and “copie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,566
- “conde” frequency rank
- #3,245
- “copie” frequency rank
- 52811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | copie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comte. | Action de copier. |
Where the eye mixes conde and copie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. conde (CVCCV) and copie (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: conde vs copie
A purely visual mix-up. conde (\ˈko̞n.de̞\) and copie (\kɔ.pi\) 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 52811, 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\. copie is at rank #3,245, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.pi\.
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 52811, this pair ranks #145,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs copie
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "conde": dn. Private to "copie": ip.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "copie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conde" and "copie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conde" vs "copie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conde" and "copie" 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 "copie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conde" and "copie" 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 #145,124 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.