Which to use
“cônes” and “conques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,321
- “cônes” frequency rank
- #44,390
- “conques” frequency rank
- 70711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cônes | conques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cône. | Pluriel de conque. |
Where the eye mixes cônes and conques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cônes and conques
A purely visual mix-up. cônes (\kon\) and conques (\kɔ̃k\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cônes is recorded at frequency rank #26,321, classified as anoun, pronounced \kon\. conques is at rank #44,390, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃k\.
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 70711, this pair ranks #50,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cônes vs conques
Shared letters: cens. Private to "cônes": ô. Private to "conques": oqu.
"cônes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "conques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conques ← cconques · cnoques · connques · conqeus · conqques · conquess · conquse · conuqes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cônes" and "conques" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cônes" vs "conques" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cônes" and "conques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cônes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cônes" and "conques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congres vs conques". 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 #50,323 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.