Which to use
“congelés” and “connexes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,437
- “congelés” frequency rank
- #18,967
- “connexes” frequency rank
- 54404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | congelés | connexes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de congelé. | Pluriel de connexe. |
Where the eye mixes congelés and connexes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. congelés and connexes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses congelés with connexes
A purely visual mix-up. congelés (\kɔ̃ʒ.le\) and connexes (\kɔ.nɛks\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
congelés is recorded at frequency rank #35,437, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃ʒ.le\. connexes is at rank #18,967, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.nɛks\.
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 54404, this pair ranks #134,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of congelés vs connexes
Shared letters: cenos. Private to "congelés": glé. Private to "connexes": x.
"congelés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "connexes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- connexes ← cconnexes · cnonexes · conenxes · conexes · conneexs · connexess · connexse · connexxes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "congelés" and "connexes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "congelés" vs "connexes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "congelés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "connexes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "congelés" and "connexes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congelés vs congres". 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 #134,263 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.