confusesvsconquisesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#40,193
“confuses” frequency rank
#38,726
“conquises” frequency rank
78919
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature confuses conquises
Definition Féminin pluriel de confus. Féminin pluriel de conquis.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set confuses and conquises apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
confuses
9 ch
conquises

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. confuses (\kɔ̃.fyz\) and conquises (\kɔ̃.kiz\) 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 78919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

confuses is recorded at frequency rank #40,193, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.fyz\. conquises is at rank #38,726, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.kiz\.

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 78919, this pair ranks #24,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of confuses vs conquises

Shared letters: cenosu. Private to "confuses": f. Private to "conquises": iq.

"confuses" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "conquises" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • confusescconfuses · cnofuses · cofnuses · conffuses · confsues · confuess · confusess · confusses
  • conquisescconquises · cnoquises · connquises · conqiuses · conqquises · conquiess · conquisess · conquisses

Frequency comparison

confuses#40,193
conquises#38,726

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "confuses" and "conquises" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.fyz\ versus \kɔ̃.kiz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "confuses" or "conquises"?
"conquises" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,726 in our French list, against #40,193 for "confuses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering confuses vs conquises

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “confuses” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list