configvscontiWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“config” and “conti” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,162
“config” frequency rank
#21,580
“conti” frequency rank
45742
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature config conti
Definition Configuration. Pluriel de conto.

Where the eye mixes config and conti

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
config
5 ch
conti

Look-alike desk: config vs conti

A purely visual mix-up. config (\kɔ̃.fiɡ\) and conti (\ˈkon.ti\) 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 45742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

config is recorded at frequency rank #24,162, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.fiɡ\. conti is at rank #21,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkon.ti\.

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 45742, this pair ranks #200,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of config vs conti

Shared letters: cino. Private to "config": fg. Private to "conti": t.

"config" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "conti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • configcconfig · cnofig · cofnig · conffig · confgi · configg · conifg · connfig
  • conticconti · cnoti · conit · connti · contti · cotni · ocnti

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "config" and "conti" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.fiɡ\ versus \ˈkon.ti\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "config" or "conti"?
"conti" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,580 in our French list, against #24,162 for "config". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "config" and "conti" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "config" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #200,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "config" and "conti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs conti". 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 #200,373 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list